The Higher Invention Committee watches a Renault tank, armed with a 75mm gun, navigate rough terrain. Jules-Louis Breton gets to sit in the tank beside a soldier in charge of handling the gun;
The Higher Invention Committee tests the solidity of the manganese helmets thought up by Doctor Pollack.
In 1917, during World War I, rationing forces Parisians to wait in line to get coal, while the winter is particularly harsh.
Jean and Suzette, two orphans, are raised by the inn-keeper Frantz Hobscher who mistreats them. When World War I is declared, the imperial authorities order Hobscher to trick spies into thinking he's ...
Parade of French and allied troops under the Arc de triomphe and on the Champs-Élysées. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles: delegations arriving by car, a crowd on the terrace, troops on the Ch...
Troop movements by bike, horseback, and foot as the maneuver warfare begins again. Cannons are shooting despite a fire. A convoy of trucks and troops advances toward the lines. Shots are fired by a 75...
A woman learns, by letter, that her husband has died gloriously on the battlefield, struck by an enemy bullet while filming news footage on the front. As she weeps and worries about the future of her ...
After having created laws on practicing physical culture, the government, in collaboration with the American Committee, brings in American experts who adapt their principles to the French system. In J...
The battle of Zborov: A group of soldiers during the assault.
The battle of Zborov: Soldiers overcoming barriers with barbed wires.
The battle of Zborov: Four soldiers run out a trench.
The battle of Zborov: A system of trenches with soldiers.
The battle of Zborov: Volunteers in the trench before the assault.
The battle of Zborov: Four Austrian soldiers in gasmasks.
The battle of Zborov: Four Austrian soldiers in the trench with gasmask cases around their necks.
The battle of Zborov: An injured soldier in the barbed wire barrier.
Die Rohfilmsorge, Der Kinematograph, 456, (1915), S. 15. Bericht über die Auswirkungen des kriegsbedingten Rohstoffmangels auf die Filmindustrie.
Felix, F.. „Die Kinematographie der Töne.“ Bild & Film. Zeitschrift für Lichtbilderei und Kinematographie III, 3/4 (1913/1914): 78-79. Meldung über erste Versuche, Film-und Tonaufnahmen zu sync...
Hermann Häfker, Kinematographie und Krieg, Bild & Film. Zeitschrift für Lichtbilderei und Kinematographie, IV,1, (1914/1915), S. 1-3. Der Krieg sei der Sache der Kinoreform förderlich, weil die aus...
Waldner, Dagmar. "Kino und Wahlagitation." Bild & Film. Zeitschrift für Lichtbilderei und Kinematographie III,7 (1913/1914): 174. Bericht über den Einsatz des Films, um die Wähler über die Notwend...
Große Protest-Versammlung, Der Kinematograph, 678, (1920), S. 3. Aufruf zu einer Protestveranstaltung gegen die Verstaatlichung der Kinos.