Poster of Cuirassiers on Horseback

Cuirassiers on Horseback

Plot: Filmed in 1896 by the Lumière brothers, this short actuality captures a dramatic cavalry charge by cuirassiers — heavily armed horsemen in traditional military uniforms. The riders gallop across open ground directly toward the camera, creating an energetic and imposing image that thrilled early audiences with its sense of motion and spectacle
Release Date: Wednesday, June 3 1896
129 years ago
Genres: Documentary, War
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Portrait of Auguste LumièreAuguste Lumière. Auguste Lumière was 33 in Cuirassiers on Horseback as 'Director, Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1862 –
Died: Sat, Apr 10 1954
Portrait of Louis LumièreLouis Lumière. Louis Lumière was 31 in Cuirassiers on Horseback as 'Producer, Director'
Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1864 –
Died: Sun, Jun 06 1948