List of adventure films before 1920 explained

A list of adventure films released before the 1920s.

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1900
Attack on a China MissionUnited KingdomShort film
Cyrano de BergeracFranceShort film
1907
Fanfan la TulipeFranceShort film
The Fencing MasterUnited StatesShort film[1]
LøvejagtenViggo LarsenViggo Larsen, Knud Lumbye DenmarkShort film
1908
The Pirate's GoldD. W. GriffithUnited StatesShort film, pirate film
1909
I tre moschettieriMario CaseriniItalyShort film
1911
L'OdisseaFrancesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan Italy
1912
Robin HoodÉtienne Arnaud, Herbert BlachéUnited States
Les Trois MousquetairesFrance
1913
The Adventures of KathlynFrancis J. GrandonUnited StatesSerial
Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino FarandolaMarcel FabreMarcel FabreItalyScience fiction adventure, adventure comedy
Gennaro RighelliGennaro RighelliItaly
IvanhoeUnited States
IvanhoeUnited Kingdom
The Prisoner of ZendaUnited States
The Sea WolfHobart BosworthUnited States Sea adventure
Thor, Lord of the JungleUnited States
1914
CabiriaItaly Epic adventure
The Hazards of HelenJ.P. McGowan, James DavisUnited StatesRailroad adventure. (serial - continued until 1917).
The Last ChapterUnited States
McVeagh of the South SeasUnited StatesSouth sea adventure
The Pride of JennicoUnited States
Soldiers of FortuneUnited States
The SpoilersUnited States
Zapata's GangGerman EmpireAdventure comedy
1915
Brigadier GerardUnited Kingdom
Captain MacklinUnited States
The DictatorOscar EagleUnited StatesAdventure comedy
The ExplorerUnited States
FilibusCristina Ruspoli Italy
Hearts and the HighwayUnited States
Peer GyntUnited States
Under the CrescentBurton L. KingUnited StatesSerial, romantic adventure
Under the Red RobeWilfred NoyOwen RoughwoodUnited Kingdom
1916
20,000 Leagues Under The SeaUnited States
American AristocracyUnited States
Beau BrocadeUnited Kingdom
The Beggar of CawnporeUnited States
Bullets and Brown EyesUnited States
Daphne and the PirateChristy CabanneUnited StatesPirate film
The Three MusketeersUnited States
To Have and to HoldUnited States
Under Two FlagsUnited States
Unter heißer ZoneGerman Empire
1917
The Lad and the LionUnited States
The Laughing CavalierUnited Kingdom
The Man Without a CountryUnited States
The Mystery ShipHarry Harvey, Henry MacRaeUnited StatesSerial
Tom SawyerUnited States
When a Man Sees RedUnited StatesSea adventure
The White TerrorGerman Empire
1918
Bound in MoroccoUnited States
The ClawUnited States
Eye for EyeUnited States
The Lion's ClawsHarry Harvey, Jacques JaccardUnited StatesSerial
The Mystery of BangaloreAlexander Antalffy, Paul LeniConrad Veidt, Harry Liedtke, Gilda LangerGerman Empire
The Romance of TarzanUnited States
Tarzan of the ApesElmo Lincoln, Enid Markey United StatesFirst Tarzan film
The White Man's LawUnited States
1919
Around the World in Eighty DaysRichard OswaldConrad Veidt, Anita Berber, Reinhold SchünzelGermany
The Elusive PimpernelUnited Kingdom
The Jungle TrailUnited States
The Mistress of the WorldJoe MayMia May, Michael Bohnen, Henry Sze, Paul Hansen, Hans MierendorffGermanySerial
The Perils of Thunder MountainRobert N. Bradbury, W. J. BurmanUnited StatesSerial
Soldiers of FortuneUnited States
Fritz LangLil Dagover, Carl de Vogt, Georg John, Ressel OrlaGermany
VendettaGeorg JacobyPola Negri, Emil Jannings, Harry LiedtkeGermany
VictoryJack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery United States

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Fencing Master (1907) - IMDb.

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