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Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
, 7minutes
Directed by Edwin S. Porter, J. Searle Dawley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Henry B. Walthall, D. W. Griffith

A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it. The mother comes outside and sees what has happened. She picks up a gun and aims, but decides against it. She tells the woodmen and they get to the cliff where the eagle's nest is. One of the men is let down on a rope to the nest. However the eagle attacks, but he kills it and kicks it of the cliff. He then picks up the baby, is hoisted up the cliff, and returns the baby to its mother.
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour (1908)
, 14minutes
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Actors Linda Arvidson, Marion Leonard, George Gebhardt, Florence Auer, Charles Gorman, Jeanie Macpherson

Une policière traine une bande d'esclavagistes devant les tribunaux et évite le piège qui devait causer sa mort à midi tapante.
The Physician of the Castle
The Physician of the Castle (1908)
, 6minutes
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller

Des voyous discutent à la terrasse d'un bistrot en buvant une bière. L'un d'eux exhibe devant l'autre le texte d'un télégraphe, soi-disant envoyé par le châtelain du pays, qu'ils vont ensuite expédier. Au domicile du médecin, un porteur livre le télégramme. Le médecin enfile son pardessus, met son chapeau et embrasse tendrement son fils et son épouse. Il rejoint le château et s'enquiert de la santé du plus jeune des fils du châtelain qui s'étonne et lui certifie que ses enfants se portent à merveille. Pendant ce temps, les voyous assomment la servante et veulent s'emparer de l'épouse et de son fils qui se réfugient dans le cabinet du médecin, fermant la porte. Sur le bureau, un téléphone. La femme appelle. Au château, un domestique annonce une communication téléphonique à l'intention du médecin. Celui-ci apprend ainsi le danger que court sa famille. Avec son chauffeur, il fonce vers son domicile, récupère au passage deux gendarmes. Pendant ce temps, les voleurs ont forcé la porte et menacent l'épouse avec leurs revolvers. C'est alors que le médecin, son chauffeur et les deux gendarmes surgissent dans la pièce et désarment les deux malfrats qui sont entraînés à l'extérieur, les mains entravées.
A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime (1906)

Directed by Georges Méliès
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Georges Méliès

Des bandits ont mis le feu à une ferme. Leur repaire est assiégé par les gendarmes. Ils s’enfuient, mais l’un d’eux est arrêté et emprisonné. Dans sa cellule, il voit la guillotine dans un cauchemar. On vient lui annoncer que son pourvoi en grâce est rejeté, on l’emmène et nous assistons à l’exécution capitale : sa tête tombe dans le panier et son corps est emporté dans une malle en osier.
A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime (1906)

Directed by Georges Méliès
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Georges Méliès

As night falls on a farmyard in the French countryside, four masked bandits climb over the gate and break into the farmhouse. They bind and gag the farmer and his wife, and stab a male and female servant who attempt to help their masters. In an attempt to get the farmer to divulge where he has his money hidden, the bandits burn his feet with embers from the fireplace, but the farmer remains silent. When the bandits threaten to do the same to the farmer's young daughter, the farmer's wife gives in and reveals the money's hiding place. The bandits gather the money; just as they are attempting to flee, the farmer's wife tears off the bandit chief's mask, revealing his face. In retaliation for the unmasking, the bandit chief sets the house on fire, and the bandits escape in the confusion.
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
, 11minutes
Directed by Edwin S. Porter, Wallace McCutcheon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Western
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on plays, Heist films, Films about hijackings
Actors Alfred C. Abadie, Gilbert M. Anderson, J. Barney Sherry, Justus D. Barnes, George Barnes, Morgan Jones

The film opens with two bandits breaking into a railroad telegraph office, where they force the operator at gunpoint to have a train stopped and to transmit orders for the engineer orders to fill the locomotive's tender at the station's water tank. They then knock operator out and tie him up. As the train stops it is boarded by the bandits—​now four. Two bandits enter an express car, kill a messenger and open a box of valuables with dynamite; the others kill the fireman and force the engineer to halt the train and disconnect the locomotive. The bandits then force the passengers off the train and rifle them for their belongings. One passenger tries to escape, but is instantly shot down. Carrying their loot, the bandits escape in the locomotive, later stopping in a valley where their horses had been left.
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
, 1h37
Directed by Gela Babluani
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Actors Sam Riley, Ray Winstone, Auguste Lumière, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham

Vincent "Vince" Ferro overhears people talking about a dead man who was going to start a well-paid job. Ferro, in need of money, steals an envelope containing the instructions for the job. He arrives at an event in a secluded place. He is ordered to strip, and his boot heels are cut off, in order to check for surveillance equipment. The organizers accept him for the job instead of the dead man. The job is participation in a series of Russian roulette games. There are several participants, identified by number. In each round, the participants have to spin the cylinder of their revolver, and shoot when the light of a special light bulb is switched on. The event is organized for the enjoyment of rich spectators, one of these spectators being Jasper Bagges, who places bets on who will survive. Bagges bets on his brother Ronald, who was brought from the mental institution.
Conjure Wife
Conjure Wife

Directed by Billy Ray
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic

Un homme découvre que sa récente ascension sociale est due aux pouvoirs surnaturels de sa femme, une sorcière.
The One-Man Band
The One-Man Band

Directed by Georges Méliès
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors Georges Méliès

On an empty stage, a magician (Méliès) multiplies himself and his chair to form an instrumental band, which he conducts in a lively piece of music. He then returns to each of his identical copies, and a giant ornamental fan appears behind him. Jumping up, the magician disappears in a puff of smoke before returning to the stage for a final bow.