The Execution of Mary Stuart
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Original title | The Execution of Mary Stuart / The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots / Execution |
Country of production | United States |
Publishing year | 1895 |
length | 15 seconds |
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Director | Alfred Clark |
production | Thomas Edison |
camera | William Heise |
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The Execution of Mary Stuart (dt. The execution of Mary Stuart ) is a short film that was released in August 1895. The film was produced by Thomas Edison and is considered the first period film in film history. Directed by Alfred Clark .
action
Maria Stuart ( Robert Thomae ) is led to the scaffold and beheaded under the gaze of numerous onlookers.
Background information
Following the film, some viewers are said to have believed that they saw a real execution here. This was not the case, Robert Thomae was previously exchanged for a deceptively similar looking doll. This is the first stop trick in the history of the film.
The film is considered by film historians to be the first historical film in film history. It was also reused for the 2005 documentary Edison: The Invention of the Movies .
In the meantime, the work has become a public domain .
Web links
- The Execution of Mary Stuart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Execution of Mary Stuart in the online movie database
- The Execution of Mary Stuart in the Library of Congress (English)
- The Execution of Mary Stuart at culturewars (engl.)
- The Execution of Mary Stuart and Alfred Clark at art and culture of the movies (engl.)
- Ciné-club de Caen on The Execution of Mary Stuart (French)
- The Execution of Mary Stuart at archive.org (available for download)