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Film, Video [Story of Christ] Collective title from MAVIS: Special effects reel / French language translation title: Histoire de Christ

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • [Story of Christ]

Other Title

  • Collective title from MAVIS: Special effects reel
  • French language translation title: Histoire de Christ

Summary

  • Story of the life of Christ. Includes, among other scenes, the Nativity; Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple; Jesus walking upon the waters; Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead; Calvary; the Crucifixion; the Resurrection.

Created / Published

  • [United States : s.n., between 1905 and 1907?]

Headings

  • -  Jesus Christ--Drama

Genre

  • Religious films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  French language translation title, Histoire de Christ, is supplied for the France in America project.
  • -  Incomplete: beginning title, some interior titles and parts of picture lacking.
  • -  Received as part of a collector's compilation reel of Pathé frères productions made between 1905 and 1907.
  • -  Possible production company is from data taken from the other films on the reel.
  • -  On one film reel/videocassette with five other films. Preceded by La poule phénomène, A touching pleading. Followed by Liliputian dance, The enchanted glasses, and The golden beetle.
  • -  LC holds other early motion pictures on this subject; this work has not been compared with other LC holdings.
  • -  Digital files viewed.

Medium

  • viewing copy 1 videocassette of 1 (inc.) (ca. 3 min.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (inc.) (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VRA 1876 (viewing copy)
  • FBC 7678 (viewing print)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006640666

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Story of Christ. [United states: s.n., between 1905 and 1907?, 1905] Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2006640666/.

APA citation style:

(1905) Story of Christ. [United states: s.n., between 1905 and 1907?] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2006640666/.

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Story of Christ. [United states: s.n., between 1905 and 1907?, 1905] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2006640666/>.