Auguste Lumière
Date of birth: 1862-10-19
Place of birth: Besançon, Doubs, France
Known for: Production
Also known as: Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière
Biography
Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist. In 1894 and 1895, he and his brother Louis invented an animated photographic camera and projection device, the cinematograph, which met with worldwide success.
Movie Credits
Demolition of a Wall
1896-03-06
Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One wo
Radeau avec baigneurs
1896-09-06
Young people dive into the sea by jumping off a manmade wooden raft, while a small boat loaded with
Baby's Meal
1895-12-28
A father, a mother and a baby are sitting at a table, on a patio outside. Dad is feeding Baby her lu
Women Fighting
1896-03-21
A quarrel between two women that a man attempts to separate.
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
1895-06-12
Down the gangway, photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers.
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
1996-07-18
A collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in turn-of
Fishing for Goldfish
1895-12-28
A man, holding a baby up in his hands, is standing next to a fishbowl. The baby is trying, in vain,
Photograph
1895-01-01
A photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face
ViennaFilm 1896-1976
1977-01-01
This film is a kind of anthology about Vienna, from the invention of film to the present day. The ai
Le Cinématographe Lumière
1945-04-23
A viewer can visit the whole world in a cinema or revisit historic moments. This industry was born t