Japanese Expedition to Antarctica

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

Runtime

1h 19m

Director

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Cast

Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.

Runtime

20m

Director

Georges Méliès

Cast

Fernande Albany, Fernande Albeny

The navy captain Avanti Planetaros is inspired by his astronomer-father to travel through outer space to reach other worlds. He becomes an aviator and, along with the young scientist Dr. Krafft, the driving force behind the construction of a space-ship. Despite oppostion from the mocking Professor Dubius, Planetaros gathers a crew of f...

Runtime

1h 21m

Director

Holger-Madsen

Cast

Gunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai Neiiendam

Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate pred...

Runtime

2h

Director

Mário Peixoto

Cast

Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.

Runtime

1m

Director

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince