Birt Acres
Known for Directing
Biography
Birt Acres (23 July 1854 β 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.
Filmography
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Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
1895
Director
A Corner of Barnet Fair
1896
Director
The Derby 1895
1895
Director
The Arrest of a Pickpocket
1895
Director
The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops
1895
Director
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The Boxing Kangaroo
1896
Director
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
1895
Director
Persimmons Winning the Derby
1896
Director
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Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy
1895
Director
Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition
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Director
Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour
1896
Director
Opening of the Kiel Canal
1895
Director
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The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
1896
Director
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
1895
Director
Rough Sea at Dover
1896
Director
Henley Royal Regatta
1897
Director
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Landing at Low Tide
1896
Director
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Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest
1896
Director