Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)
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- 1min
- Documentary, Short
- 09 Jan 1894 (USA)
- Short
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
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| Fred Ott | ... |
Sneezing Man
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Directed by
| William K.L. Dickson | ||
Produced by
| William K.L. Dickson | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| William Heise | ||
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- Edison Manufacturing Company (1894) (United States) (To be viewed on EDISON's KINETOSCOPIC film loop arcade machines.)
- American Film Institute (AFI) (1971) (United States) (theatrical) (as The Films of Thomas A Edison presented by Raymond Rohauer: The Sneeze)
- Library of Congress (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (expanded version restoring all 81 still images and duplicating them 10 times)
- Niles Essanay Film Museum (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (as The Films of Thomas A Edison presented by Raymond Rohauer: The Sneeze)
- 1284 Productions (2022) (World-wide) (video)
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A man (Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First motion picture with a close-up. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Women Who Made the Movies (1992). See more » |