1906 Movies

The short clip shows a spiritualist séance featuring a medium and two ‘spirits’, shot in Peter Elfelt’s studio. Dr Faustinus (1868–1946 – real name Fa...

Short film showcasing a circus clown act.

It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the chimney's collapse, crowds swarm in to inspect the s...

A young woman becomes pregnant and attempts to provide for her child after the father leaves her.

A clown creates a giant version of his face, and then retrieves two miniature versions of himself from his luggage.

Crooks in an armored car-- the modern-day pirates-- trespass, murder and rob other motorists while sailing the roadways. Able to traverse small bodies...

A story of a desperate wife who worries about her husband, a career wrestler.

All the fun of the Whitsuntide Fair in Edwardian Preston.

An army of kitchen maids go on strike and take down all the men who come in their path.

King Haakon on the boat of Crown Prince Christian.

A man and a woman meet in a park in Paris and fall in love with each other. Four years later, they have a daughter, but the man is bored and decides t...

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

Lost short film

The proclamation was performed on 30 January 1906 by Prime Minister Jens Christian Christensen (1856-1930). At age 63, Frederik finally became king. H...

The shift of the crown was paralleled by a new epoch of cinema in Denmark. Peter Elfelt had been the dominant figure in early Danish film. After some...

A panoramic view of Market Street San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906

A story of fisherman's life in the north and how they get trapped at sea.

Jeux olympiques d’Athènes depicts events at the 1906 Athens Olympics (or Intercalated Games),the first of the Games known to be filmed.