The regimental band plays a tune led by its conductor. Various troopers and civilians watch the sports. A jumping contest - some of the officers wear 'No 1 Blues' uniform and others are in mufti. An o...
Very brief scene of Lord Roberts and his staff boarding SS Dunnottar Castle at Southampton docks for the trip to South Africa, 23rd December 1899.
The men are drawn up on parade for inspection. The Prince of Wales and inspecting officers move round them quickly, mainly backs to the camera.
Men of the City Imperial Volunteers (CIV) being ins...
Franz Josef walks with the mayor among the cheering crowds. His entourage, including Adjutant Lobkovitz, follows at a respectful distance. The Emperor walks past an exhibition of various cultures, hal...
The vehicles come down a straight road. They include trailers holding the stripped fuselages of aircraft, and what appears to be a photographic developing van.
Newsreel item of the transport vehi...
The troops are in rear-area camps and camouflaged trenches well below the snow-line. Josef, with his staff, walks around the area, completely informally, talking to the occasional soldier. He watches ...
Two aircraft, described as "hydroaeroplanes", are on the water. The first, a monoplane, looks like an adaptation of the Morane-Saulnier H Type, the second a variant on the Farman M Type design. The mo...
I. An officer shows the correct methods of mounting a horse, sitting at attention and at ease, trotting, the extended trot, leading off alternate legs and a dressage test. Following this, other riders...
Mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) between two policemen in uniforms. Behind her stands secret policeman.
A group of civilians and policemen. In the middle stands infantryman Kubík (actor: Václav Kubásek) on suit. Next to Kubík stands a woman on skirt and shawl.
Medium close-up of Nurse Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová), Lieutenant Rjepkin (actor: Vladimír Borský) in uniform, and his wife Lída (actress: Marie Rosůlková). The women are looking at each o...
Panorama of the city of Brno (one of the film's settings) with the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on the horizon.
Panorama of the city of Brno (one of the film's settings) with a railway station in the foreground and the top of Špilberk castle on the horizon. The cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul protrudes up o...
View of a doctor's office. Dr. Šrámek (actor: František Smolík) sits at a desk and Dr. Klíma (actor: Karel Veverka) sits opposite him with the newspaper Národní politika in his hand. On the des...
Wide shot of a standing train occupied by Russian officers and regular soldiers. A group of Austrian soldiers stands in front of the train. Several of them are wearing armbands of the Red Cross.
Medium shot of an operating room. Dr. Šrámek (actor: František Smolík) stands on the left with a syringe in his hand. Next to him are Dr. Klíma (actor: Karel Veverka) and Nurse Tonička (actress:...
Dehnow, Fritz: „Zensur und Sittlichkeit“ Der Kinematograph 382 (1914). Die Mängel der Zensur lägen nicht in den Gesetzen, sondern in deren Anwendung. Die Zensur sei aber notwendig, um die öffen...
Horst Emscher, Der Film im Dienste der Politik, Der Kinematograph, 410, (1914), S. 15-16. Der Autor hebt hervor, dass die Kriegsführung auf publizistischer Ebene, mit der die Meinung des Auslands bee...
Edgar Költsch, Die Vorteile durch den Krieg für das Kinotheater, Der Kinematograph, 407, (1914), S. 11-12. Auch wenn es nicht so aussehe, habe das Kino durch den Krieg einen Aufschwung erlebt. Insbe...