The Films
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The Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1895
The Dickson Experimental Sound Film
StrangeBeautifulEasy
La Vie et la Passion de Jésus-Christ
GentleBeautifulModerate
Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost 1901
Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost
StrangeGentleEasy
A Trip to the Moon
StrangeBeautifulEasy
Life and Passion of the Christ 1903
Life and Passion of the Christ
BeautifulGentleModerate
Life of an American Fireman 1903
Life of an American Fireman
TenseStrangeModerate
The Great Train Robbery 1903
The Great Train Robbery
TenseEasy
La presa di Roma 1905
La presa di Roma
TenseBeautifulModerate
Ben Hur 1907
Ben Hur
TenseBeautifulModerate
La légende de la fileuse 1908
La légende de la fileuse
GentleStrangeModerate
Romeo and Juliet 1908
Romeo and Juliet
RomanticBleakModerate
The Taming of the Shrew 1908
The Taming of the Shrew
FunnyTenseModerate
A Corner in Wheat 1909
A Corner in Wheat
BleakModerate
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1909
A Midsummer Night's Dream
FunnyStrangeModerate
Oliver Twist 1909
Oliver Twist
BleakGentleModerate
Resurrection 1909
Resurrection
BleakRomanticPatient
The Sealed Room 1909
The Sealed Room
TenseBleakEasy
Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest 1910
Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest
TenseBleakPatient
L'Aventurière 1910
L'Aventurière
MysteryRomanticModerate
Ramona 1910
Ramona
RomanticBleakModerate
Rape of the Sabine Women 1910
Rape of the Sabine Women
TenseBleakPatient
The Fugitive 1910
The Fugitive
TenseBleakModerate
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1910
Uncle Tom's Cabin
BleakTensePatient
White Fawn's Devotion 1910
White Fawn's Devotion
BleakGentleModerate
Wilful Peggy 1910
Wilful Peggy
FunnyRomanticEasy
Bébé a le béguin 1911
Bébé a le béguin
FunnyGentleEasy
Power of Love 1911
Power of Love
RomanticTenseModerate
Richard III 1911
Richard III
TenseBleakModerate
An Unseen Enemy 1912
An Unseen Enemy
TenseMysteryEasy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
StrangeTenseEasy
Nicholas Nickleby 1912
Nicholas Nickleby
BleakGentleModerate
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1912
The Charge of the Light Brigade
TenseBleakModerate
Germinal 1913
Germinal
BleakTensePatient
Oscar the Hermit 1913
Oscar the Hermit
FunnyStrangeEasy
Quo Vadis 1913
Quo Vadis
TenseBeautifulModerate
Rebecca 1913
Rebecca
RomanticBleakModerate
Spartacus 1913
Spartacus
TenseBeautifulModerate
The Count of Monte Cristo 1913
The Count of Monte Cristo
TenseRomanticModerate
The Last Days of Pompeii 1913
The Last Days of Pompeii
TenseBeautifulModerate
The Prisoner of Zenda 1913
The Prisoner of Zenda
RomanticTenseEasy
Cabiria
BeautifulTenseModerate
Der Hund von Baskerville 1914
Der Hund von Baskerville
MysteryTenseModerate
Gertie the Dinosaur 1914
Gertie the Dinosaur
FunnyGentleEasy
Tess of the Storm Country 1914
Tess of the Storm Country
BleakRomanticModerate
The Perils of Pauline 1914
The Perils of Pauline
TenseFunnyModerate
The Squaw Man 1914
The Squaw Man
RomanticBleakPatient
The Virginian 1914
The Virginian
TenseRomanticModerate
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1914
Uncle Tom's Cabin
BleakTensePatient
Alice in Wonderland 1915
Alice in Wonderland
StrangeGentleModerate
Carmen 1915
Carmen
RomanticTenseEasy
In the Park 1915
In the Park
FunnyGentleEasy
Regeneration 1915
Regeneration
BleakRomanticModerate
The Birth of a Nation 1915
The Birth of a Nation
TenseBleakPatient
The Captive 1915
The Captive
TenseGentleModerate
The Champion 1915
The Champion
FunnyGentleEasy
The Italian
BleakTenseModerate
The Raven 1915
The Raven
StrangeBleakModerate
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1916
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
StrangeBeautifulModerate
Intolerance
TenseBeautifulPatient
Judex 1916
Judex
MysteryTenseModerate
