The following is an overview of the events of 1899 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

Events

*September **''

King John King John may refer to: Rulers * John, King of England (1166–1216) * John I of Jerusalem (c. 1170–1237) * John Balliol, King of Scotland (c. 1249–1314) * John I of France (15–20 November 1316) * John II of France (1319–1364) * John I o ...

'', a silent compilation of three short scenes from a forthcoming stage production by Herbert Beerbohm Tree with film direction by William Kennedy Dickson and

Walter Pfeffer Dando Walter Pfeffer Dando (1852–1944, some sources 1854) was a British stage engineer and early film director. Among his developments and patents were those for a device allowing theatre actors to "fly" about the stage (by 1875) and improvements ...

, is filmed in London, the first known film based on a Shakespeare play. ** Mitchell and Kenyon of Blackburn in the north of England release three fiction films under the 'Norden' brand which attract national attention – ''The Tramp's Surprise'', ''The Tramps and the Artist'' and '' Kidnapping by Indians'', the latter being the first Western. *November – The oldest surviving

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese film, '' Momijigari'', is shot by

Tsunekichi Shibata was one of Japan's first filmmakers. He worked for the photographer Shirō Asano and the Konishi Camera shop, the first in Japan to import a motion picture camera. Along with Kanzo Shirai, he made the earliest films in Japan, mostly of geisha, ...

in Tokyo as a record of kabuki actors

Onoe Kikugorō V was a Japanese Kabuki actor, one of the three most famous and celebrated of the Meiji period,"Onoe family" (尾上家, ''Onoe-ke'')Kabuki Encyclopedia(歌舞伎事典, ''kabuki jiten''). Japan Arts Council, 2001–2003. Accessed 30 May 2009. alon ...

and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX performing a scene from the play '' Momijigari''. *T. C. Hepworth invents Biokam, a 17.5 mm format which also is the first format to have a center perforation. *

John Alfred Prestwich John Alfred Prestwich (1874 – 1952) was an English engineer and inventor. He founded JA Prestwich Industries Ltd in 1895 and was a pioneer in the early development of cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, '' ...

invents a 13 mm amateur format.

Films released in 1899

* ''Beauty and the Beast'', produced for Pathe (French) * ''

The Biter Bit ''The Biter Bit'' is an 1899 in film, 1899 UK, British Short subject, short black-and-white film, black-and-white silent film, silent comedy film, produced by Bamforth & Co Ltd, featuring a boy playing a practical joke on a gardener by grasping ...

'', produced by

Bamforth & Co Ltd Bamforth & Co Ltd was a publishing, film and illustration company based in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England. History Bamforth & Co Ltd was started in 1870 by James Bamforth, a portrait photographer in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. In 1883 he beg ...

* ''Cagliostro's Mirror'', directed by George Melies * '' Cinderella (Cendrillon)'', directed by

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use of ...

* ''Cleopatra'', directed by George Melies, later re-released as ''Cleopatra's Tomb'' * ''Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene'', produced by

Edison Studios Edison Studios was an American film production organization, owned by companies controlled by inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films, as part of the Edison Manufacturing Company (1894–1911) and then Thom ...

* ''The Demon Barber'', produced by American Mutoscope * '' The Devil in a Convent'', directed by

, later re-released as ''The Sign of the Cross'' * ''

The Dreyfus Affair The Dreyfus affair (french: affaire Dreyfus, ) was a political scandal that divided the French Third Republic from 1894 until its resolution in 1906. "L'Affaire", as it is known in French, has come to symbolise modern injustice in the Francop ...

'', a series of docudramas directed by Georges Méliès * ''The Haunted House'', directed by Siegmund Lubin * ''

How Would You Like to Be the Ice Man? ''How Would You Like to Be the Ice Man?'', also known as ''How'd you like to be the iceman?'', is an 1899 or 1900 American comedy film either by the Lubin Manufacturing Company or American Mutoscope company The Biograph Company, also known ...

'' * ''The

Jeffries Jeffries is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Jeffries (b. 1976), American actor * Ben Jeffries (b. 1980), Australian rugby league footballer * Bill Jeffries (b. 1945), former New Zealand politician * Charles Jeffries (186 ...

Sharkey Sharkey ( ga, Ó Searcaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Sharkey (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer * Brendan Sharkey (born 1962), American politician * Catherine Sharkey (born c. 1970), ...

Fight'', a documentary that is in all likelihood lost; running over two hours, this is one of the oldest feature films * '' Kidnapping by Indians'' * ''

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The Kiss in the Tunnel ''The Kiss in the Tunnel'', also known as ''A Kiss in the Tunnel'', is a 1899 film British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by George Albert Smith, showing a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel, ...

'', directed by George Albert Smith; has been cited as cinema's first example of narrative editing * ''

Major Wilson's Last Stand ''Major Wilson's Last Stand'' is an 1899 British short silent war film based upon the historical accounts of the Shangani Patrol. The film was adapted from ''Savage South Africa'', a stage show depicting scenes from both the First Matabele War ...

'' * ''A Midnight Episode'', directed by George Melies, aka ''A Good Bed'' * ''The Miser's Doom'' (British), directed by Walter R. Booth * ''

A Mysterious Portrait ''A Mysterious Portrait'' (french: Le Portrait mystérieux), also known as ''The Mysterious Portrait'', is an 1899 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 196 in its c ...

'', directed by Georges Méliès * ''Pillar of Fire'' (aka ''The Column of Fire''), directed by George Melies, adapting a scene from the novel "She" by

H. Rider Haggard Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform ...

Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. . * ''Raising Spirits'', directed by George Melies

Births

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