List of the first films by country explained

This is a list of the first films by country. This table shows the earliest known film productions by country, or successor state.

List of the first films by country

Country Year Silent film Sound recording Colour film Longest filmNotes
United Kingdom1888Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)[1] [2] Algy the Piccadilly Johnny (1900)
Blackmail (1929 film)
Representatives of the British Isles (1909)[3]
USA1889 Monkeyshines (1889)The Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1895)Children Forming the U.S. Flag (1909) (2016)
France1895Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)[4] Le Cid (1900)Vie et Passion du Christ (1903)Out 1 (1971)
Germany1895Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)Death of Othello (1907)
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1929)
Casanova (1928)
Italy1905La presa di Roma (1905)[5] The Song of Love (film) (1930) The Last Days of Pompeii (1926 film)The Best of Youth (2003)
Spain1896Salida de la misa de doce de la Iglesia del Pilar de Zaragoza (1897)[6]
Japan1898Bake Jizo (1898)Reimai (1926)
Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato (1930)
Gate of Hell (1953)
Sweden1912A Ruined Life (1912)
Denmark1897Kørsel med Grønlandske Hunde (1897)[7]
Netherlands1896Gestoorde hengelaar (1896)[8] Philips-Radio (1932)Bloemenvelden Haarlem (1910)[9]
Hungary1896March at the Buda Castle (1896)Kék Bálvány (1931)Sátántangó (1994)
Argentina1897La bandera Argentina (1897)La Flor (2018)
Czech Republic1898Výjezd parní stříkačky k ohni (1898)Tonka of the Gallows (1930)Jan Roháč z Dubé (1947)
Switzerland1922Histoire de Monsieur Vieux-Bois (1922)
Austria1907Am Sklavenmarkt (1907)G’schichten aus der Steiermark (1929)
Iran1930Abi and Rabi (1930)
Poland1902Ślizgawka w Łazienkach (Skating-rink in the Royal Baths) (1902)Morality Mrs. Dulska (film) (1930)
Canada1897Niagara Falls (1897)
Russia1896Coronation of Nicholas II (1896)The Nightingale (1936 film)
Algeria1963Peuple en marche (1963)
Taiwan1922The Eyes of Buddha (1922)
South Africa1911The Great Kimberley Diamond Robbery (1911) Sarie Marais
Bosnia & Herzegovina1985Collapse (1985)
Israel1948Bayit Ha'Arava (1948)
Mexico1898Don Juan Tenorio (1898)
Belgium1909De Reid van Antwerpen naar Kongo (1909)
Yugoslavia1947Slavica (1947)
Norway1907Fiskerlivets farer (1907)Den store barnedåpen (1931)
Greece1906Olympic Games (1906)The Girl from Corfu (1956)
Brazil1897Ancoradouro de Pescadores na Baía de Guanabara (1897)
India1898Dancing scenes from "The Flower of Persia" (1898)[10] [11] Alam Ara (1931)Kisan Kanya (1937)
Hong Kong1909Stealing a Roasted Duck (1909)White Gold Dragon (1934)
China1905Dingjun Mountain (1905)Singsong Girl Red Peony (1930) (2003)
Palestine1974Thay Don't Exist (1974)
Iceland1915Breiðafjarðareyjar (1915)
Finland1904Novelty from Helsinki: School youth at break (1904)Lahyn's Say It in Finnish (1931
Colombiac. 1910sLa hija del Tequendama (c. 1910s)
Peru1911Los Centauros Peruanos (1911)Resaca (1934)
Chile1897El desfile en honor del Brasil (1897)
Cuba1897Simulacro de incendio (1897)
Uruguay1923Souls on the Coast (1923)
Georgia1909Berikaoba-Keenoba (1909)
Estonia1912Utotškini lendamised Tartu kohal (1912)
Puerto Rico1953Los Peloteros (1953)
Vietnam1923Kim Vân Kiều (1923)
Kazakhstan1970Kyz-Zhibek (1970)
Australia1896Passengers Alighting from Ferry Brighton at Manly (1896)
Nepal1964Aama (1964)
Cambodia1962Kbone Chivt (1962)
Jordan1998Abraham's Odyssey (1998)
Nicaragua1960La Llamada de la muerte (1960)
Portugal1896Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança (1896)A Severa (1931)The Artist and the City (1956)[12]
Romania1911Amor fatal (1911)
Egypt1907The Visit of the Khedive Abbas Helmi (1907)
Philippines1905Luzon Lingerie (1905)Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
South Korea1948The Night before Independence Day (1948)Chunhyangjeon (1935)
Bulgaria1915Bulgarian is Gallant (1915)
Venezuela1897Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa (1897)
Croatia1910Sokolski slet (1910)
Serbia1904The Coronation of King Peter the First (1904)
Thailand1923Miss Suwanna of Siam (1923)
Turkey1914Ayestefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı (1914)
Slovakia1897A Camp of Zingari Gypsies (1897)
Slovenia1898Razgled po Ljubijani (1898)
Indonesia1950Darah dan Doa (1950)
Lebanon1929The Adventures of Elias Mabrouk (1929)
Luxembourg1922Belgique - le charm de l'Ardenne (1922)
Bangladesh1928Sukumari (1928)Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo (2019)
Morocco1962Children of the Sun (1962)
Afghanistan1939Laila Majnoon (1939)
Albania1947Kino Kronika Nr. 1 (1947)
Singapore1927The New Immigrant (1927)
Dominican Republic1923La Leyenda de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia (1923)
Kyrgyzstan1992Gde tvoy dom, ulitka? (1992)
Lithuania1909On the River Neman (1909)
Ukraine1910Shemelko-Denshchyk (1910)
Bolivia1925Corazón Aymara (1925)
Latvia1930Lāčplēsis (1930)
Iraq1948Alia et Issam (1948)
Azerbaijan1898The Oil Guzh in Balakhany (1898)
Pakistan1929Husn Ka Daku (1929)
Armenia1919Ravished Armenia (1919)
Costa Rica1930El Retorno (1930)
Ecuador1924El Tesoro de Atahualpa (1924)
Ireland1910A Lad from Old Ireland (1910)
Malaysia1933Leila Majnun (1933)Laila Majnun (1933)
Montenegro1922Voskresenja ne biva bez smrti (1922)
New Zealand1898Opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition (1898)
Ethiopia1979Bush Mama (1979)
Mongolia1936The Mongolian Boy (1936)
Panama1929LosAbismos de la vida (1929)
Belarus1926Tales of the Woods or True Forest Story (1926)
Cameroon1962Aventure en France (1962)
Greenland1934Palos brudefærd (1934)
Guatemala1949Caribeña (1949)
Kuwait1971Bas ya Bahar (1971)
Saudi Arabia1973Language du geste (1973)
Sri Lanka1947Kadawunu Poronduwa (1947)
Bhutan1989Gasa lamai singye (1989)
Burkina Faso1971No pincha (1971)
Malta1953Malta Story (1953)
Paraguay1955Codicia (1955)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: "Roundhay Garden Scene" recorded in 1888, is believed to be the oldest surviving film in existence. Ian. Smith. 10 January 2016. 7 November 2021. The Vintage News.
  2. News: First surviving film . 7 November 2021 . Guinness Word Records.
  3. Book: McKernan, Luke . Charles Urban: Pioneering the Non-Fiction Film in Britain and America, 1897-1925 . University of Exeter Press . 2018 . 978-0859892964.
  4. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SortieDesOuvriersDel1895-1.html La Sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière
  5. Canosa, Michele et al. (2006) "1905, La presa di Roma: alle origini del cinema italiano". (in Italian). Cineteca di Bologna. p. 9. Retrieved 7 November 2021. .
  6. https://decine21.com/peliculas/salida-de-misa-de-doce-del-pilar-de-zaragoza-15287 Salida de misa de doce del Pilar de Zaragoza
  7. Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012) "Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema". The Scarecrow Press. p. 4. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20111026152256/http://www.filminnederland.nl/en/timeline/first-dutch-film-gestoorde-hengelaar The First Dutch Film: Gestoorde hengelaar
  9. Web site: Kleur in de vroege Nederlandse film .
  10. Book: Dumont, Hervé . Contes et légendes d'Orient: au cinéma et à la télévision . 2017-12-18 . BoD - Books on Demand . 978-2-322-10135-1 . fr.
  11. Book: Rajadhyaksha . Ashish . Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema . Willemen . Paul . 2014-07-10 . Routledge . 978-1-135-94325-7 . en.
  12. Web site: Resende. Tiago. 2018-11-14. 122 anos de Cinema Português. 2020-07-28. Cinema Sétima Arte. pt-PT.