The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
1895 · Silent film · 1 min · dir. Alfred Clark
- Horror
- silent film
- historical film
Synopsis
A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over it. The executioner lifts his axe ready to bring it down. After that frame Mary has been replaced by a dummy. The axe comes down and severs the head of the dummy from the body. The executioner picks up the head and shows it around for everyone else to see. One of the first camera tricks to be used in a movie.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Alfred Clark
- Cinematography
- William Heise
- Studio
- Edison Manufacturing Company
- Released
- 1895-08-28
- Running time
- 1 minutes
Cast & crew
- Alfred Clark Director
- Robert Thomae
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Eek! · Robin_1990 · 2008-05-01
Scary little film which is FUN!! That's right, this film is FUN!! Great special effects, epic plot, masterful suspense and an amazingly long lengh (17 seconds) makes this film FUN!
★★★★★ · The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots · pheret · 2008-07-01
eeeew is right lol! how the heck did he do that? unfortunately i dislike edison a LOT because he electrocuted an elephant. but THIS film is fun fun fun!
★★★★ · First Ever Movie Special Effect! · ETiger · 2011-09-29
This very short film depicts the first ever "stop trick" special effect. This is the effect Georges Melies would later discover a year later in Paris when his camera jammed up which later spawned numerous special effects techniques.
