Auguste Lumière

Producer

Born: October 19, 1862 (91 years old)

Died: April 10, 1954

Place of birth: Besançon, Doubs, France

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.

Filmography (231)

• Demolition of a Wall (1896, ★ 6.3)
• The Lumière Brothers' First Films (1996, ★ 6.9)
• The Sprinkler Sprinkled (1895, ★ 6.8)
• Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895, ★ 6.7)
• The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896, ★ 7.1)
• Snowball Fight (1897, ★ 6.5)
• Baby's Meal (1895, ★ 5.5)
• The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (1895, ★ 5.3)
• Photograph (1895, ★ 5.5)
• Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat (1899, ★ 5.5)
• Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat (1896, ★ 6.1)
• London, Cinematography Entry (1896, ★ 5.5)
• The Pyramids (Overview) (1897, ★ 5.4)
• Transformation by Hats (1895, ★ 5.8)
• Retour d’une promenade en mer (1896, ★ 5.4)
• Sardine Fishing (1896, ★ 5.3)
• Baby's First Steps (1896, ★ 5.7)
• Petit frère et petite sœur (1897, ★ 5.3)
• The Mechanical Butcher (1895, ★ 5.7)
• Panorama de l’arrivée à Aix-les-Bains pris du train (temps de neige) (1896, ★ 5.7)
• Jumping the Blanket (1895, ★ 5.6)
• Déjeuner du Chat (1895, ★ 5.5)
• Boat Leaving the Port (1895, ★ 5.4)
• Swimming in the Sea (1895, ★ 5.4)
• Writing Backwards (1896, ★ 5.8)
• Panorama during the Ascent of the Eiffel Tower (1898, ★ 5.6)
• Cordeliers' Square in Lyon (1895, ★ 5.4)
• The Card Game (1896, ★ 5.6)
• Sortie d'usine, [III] (1896, ★ 5.7)
• Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs (1900, ★ 6.1)