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Directed by Alexandre Promio Country France Initial release 12 August 1896 (France) Cinematography Alexandre Promio | 5.7/10 Letterboxd Release date 1896 (1896) Language Silent film Director Alexandre Promio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Auguste and Louis Lumière Film series Lions, Tigers and Pelicans Producers Louis Lumière, Auguste Lumière Similar Démolition d'un mur, Annabelle Serpentine Dance, Barque sortant du port, Le Repas, Rough Sea at Dover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lion, London Zoological Gardens (French: Lions, Jardin zoologique, Londres) is a 1896 French short black-and-white silent actuality film, produced by Auguste and Louis Lumière and directed by Alexandre Promio, featuring a male lion reaching through the bars of its enclosure at London Zoological Gardens to get at the meat thrown by its keeper. The film was part of a series, including Tigers and Pelicans, which were one of the earliest examples of animal life on film.
Current status
Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.
References
Lion, London Zoological Gardens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA