Movies: 19th century

An embarkation reportage film from the Boer War, a popular film subject at this time. Soldiers with bicycles appear in this parade. The British Army began using bicycles from the 1880s, to expand from horse transport for men. Supplying bicycles to th...

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Film about famous poet Karel Hynek Mácha...

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A television adaptation of the memories of one of the first important Czech actors, Jindřich Mošna, about his difficult theatrical beginnings. At that time, as a kandrdas – i.e. a beginner – he asked the director for a so-called benefit, which was a ...

Set in the frigid prairies and woodlands of the 19th century, a young hunter struggles to survive after suffering a major head injury. He must withstand not only the brutal conditions, but also the deadly symptoms of severe head trauma....

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Two poor farmers spend all their money on a chicken, while waiting for her first egg they slowly start to get the feeling there’s something very wrong with the animal....

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An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up series of travelogue films following a collection made for R.W. Paul in 1896....

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A brief account of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the end of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean....

A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in excitement but are moved aside by a member of the regiment. Directed by Robert W. Paul....

In the late 19th century at Längelmäki two men kill a mailman and rob all the money he carried. Based on actual events....

The television adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's satirical short story....

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The TV dramatization of PO Hviezdoslav's epic tells of a time when the feudal system as a social force begins to disappear. Its only salvation is to merge with the people. Ežo is a supporter of this idea....