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Perfectly dissecting the frame from top right to bottom left in the process, Prestwich’s beautifully composed film documents the launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall on the 21st of June, 1898—an event that was witnessed by 30,000 onlookers, 37 of whom lost their lives when the jetty upon which they were standing became washed away by the resultant swell.
The Adventures of William Tell | Georges Méliès | ★★★
The Astronomer's Dream | Georges Méliès | ★★★
The Famous Box Trick | Georges Méliès | ★★★
The Four Troublesome Heads | Georges Méliès | ★★★
The Magician | Georges Méliès | ★★★
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat | Alexandre Michon | ★★★
Oil Gush in Balakhany | Alexandre Michon | ★★★
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train | Georges Méliès | ★★★
Santa Claus | G.A. Smith | ★★★
A Switchback Railway | R.W. Paul | ★★★
Tommy Atkins in the Park | R.W. Paul | ★★★
View from an Engine Front Barnstaple | Cecil Hepworth | ★★★
View from an Engine Front Ilfracombe | Cecil Hepworth | ★★★
Come Along, Do! | R.W. Paul | ★★
Divers at Work on the Wreck of The Maine | Georges Méliès | ★★
Tears and Laughter | Jan Kříženecký | ★★
