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...
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:...
Dr. Weiser, Der Ernemann-Kinox im Felde, Der Kinematograph, 438, (1915), S. 21. Bericht über die Eröffnung eines Feldkinos. Beigefügt ist ein Bild des Kinos mit seinen Besuchern. Der Verfasser kün...
O. Verf.. "Das Kinoplakat." Bild & Film. Zeitschrift für Lichtbilderei und Kinematographie III, 3/4 (1913/1914): 70. Meldung über die zunehmende Hebung des Niveaus von Kinoplakaten. Statt auf grelle...
L. B., Berliner Filmneuheiten, Der Kinematograph, 686, (1920), S. 21-22. "Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" wird als bahnbrechendes Werk beschrieben, dass beweise, wozu die Filmkunst imstande sei. "Der Re...
Neuheiten auf dem Berliner Filmmarkte, Der Kinematograph, 416, (1914), S. 19-20. Rezension der Kinoneuerscheinungen. Die Zahl der rezensierten Unterhaltungsfilme (in denen Soldaten zwar dargestellt we...
O. Verf.. „Das Programm in Kriegszeiten.“ Der Kinematograph 405 (1914): 8. Obwohl viele Kinos geschlossen hätten, würden die Besucherzahlen in den Kinos immer weiter zunehmen. Dies sei insbesond...
Rosenthal, Alfred. „Kinovorstellungen in Vereinen.“ Bild & Film. Zeitschrift für Lichtbilderei und Kinematographie III,8 (1913/1914): 198-200. Ratgeber mit Vorschlägen, wie Filmvorführungen in ...
Spectator. "Der heutige Stand der Kinoreform." Bild & Film. Zeitschrift für Lichtbilderei und Kinematographie III, 3/4 (1913/ 1914): 49-56. Der Autor warnt vor den Gefahren, die vom Kino ausgingen un...