Movie: The Lumière Brothers' First Films

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Mrs. Auguste Lumière
Mrs. Auguste Lumière

Herself

Antoine Lumière
Antoine Lumière

Himself - Lumières' Father, Playing Cards

Auguste Lumière
Auguste Lumière

Himself

Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier

Narrator

Félicien Trewey
Félicien Trewey

Himself - Playing Cards

M. Winckler
M. Winckler

Himself - Playing Cards

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    A collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in turn-of-the-century France, narrated by Bertrand Tavernier.

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    1996-07-18

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