Palestine (1896, Auguste & Louis Lumiere) [Audio commentary]

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When French movie innovators Auguste and Louis Lumiere invented Cinématographe, the first moving picture camera in 1894, they sent a camera man to Palestine to record the first video of the inhabitants two years later.

Unfortunately, the films were lost until Lobster Films, a Paris film restoration company, discovered them again in 2007. Ninety-three film reels were found in a Paris antique shop, and all were in excellent condition.

Auguste Lumiere (1862-1954) - Director
Louis Lumiere (1864-1948) - Director