Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
The Derby 1895 is a British film of genre Documentary directed by Birt Acres

The Derby 1895

The Derby 1895
If you like this film, let us know!
  • Infos
  • Casting
  • Technical infos
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Film quotes
  • Characters
  • Music
  • Awards

The Derby is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, produced and directed by Birt Acres for exhibition on Robert W. Paul's Kinetoscopes, featuring the end of the May 29, 1895 Epsom Derby viewed from a raised position close to the finishing line with the main stand in the distance. A photograph of Acres filming the movie has survived, which shows that the camera used in the production was relatively portable despite what might have been expected from the equipment of the time. The film was long considered lost but footage discovered in the Ray Henville collection in 1995 has been identified by the BFI as being from this film.

Synopsis

A stationary camera looks diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield showing the horses as they pass. Once the horses have passed the camera it is clear that the race has come to an end and there is a close finish between three horses. Once the race is over police officers run onto the field. The camera also displays various members of the audience moving around.

Trailer of The Derby 1895

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to The Derby 1895

There are 11 films with the same director, 8849 with the same cinematographic genres, 7419 films with the same themes (including 3 films with the same 5 themes than The Derby 1895), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked The Derby 1895, you will probably like those similar films :
Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour
Directed by Birt Acres
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Rating46% 2.3369252.3369252.3369252.3369252.336925
Three fishing boats are seen leaving the harbour at Great Yarmouth. Only the tail end of the first is seen as it leaves the harbour to the right. The second (named "Thrive" and registered as YH 120) is pulled by a steam paddle tugboat. A third fishing boat (named "I Will" and registered as YH 723) sails off-screen to the right.
Dark Horse
Dark Horse (2015)

Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Rating72% 3.618523.618523.618523.618523.61852
L'histoire vrai d'un groupe d'amis, membres d'un syndicat ouvrier, qui décide de participer à une course de chevaux.
Rough Sea at Dover
Directed by Birt Acres, Robert W. Paul
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about nature
Rating52% 2.6058152.6058152.6058152.6058152.605815
Une mer forte lance de puissantes lames à l’assaut de la digue de Douvres. Le film, prévu pour être visionné individuellement sur les kinétoscopes contrefaits, est enregistré certainement entre 30 et 40 images par seconde, ce qui, par la suite avec les appareils de projection qui tournent à l'époque à 16 images par seconde, donne un rendu impressionnant, dû au ralenti .
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Directed by Birt Acres
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Rating43% 2.1838052.1838052.1838052.1838052.183805
The film opens with a shot of the North Sea Canal with a winged statue on the far side. Three men row towards the shore in a small rowing boat while a small boy waits on the quayside and then turns to face the camera.