Alice In Wonderland (1903)

Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors. A key opens a small door: eventually, she's through into a garden where a dog awaits. Later, in the rabbit's home, her size is again a problem. She tries to help a nanny with a howling baby, then a Cheshire cat directs her to a tea party where the Mad Hatter and March Hare dunk a dormouse. Expelled from the party, Alice happens on a royal processional: all the cards in the deck precede the Queen of Hearts, who welcomes then turns on Alice and calls on the royal executioner. Alice must run for her life.

Alice In Wonderland is in the public domain, and can be downloaded here for free:
http://www.archive.org/details/Alice_in_Wonderland_1903

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[DeeRZetOLN]

why it is not in HD ?

[LuckyStrike502]

@DeeRZetOLN LOL - Are you serious? I'm not even going to answer that question.

[Zolrak666]

Where's the sound?

[LuckyStrike502]

@Zolrak666 There is no sound.

[eric1love]

The first-ever film version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, made over 100 years ago, dramatises key scenes in Lewis Carroll’s story and is based on Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations.The only surviving print, held in the BFI National Archive, is severely damaged. The Archive has preserved it and restored its original colour tints.

[kaarlaa87]

She reminds me of Samara from the Ring.

But this is amazing. I am watching One of the very first movies In the History of the earth.

It's kinda creepy how there all dead now. But wow, this is great.

How did you even find it ?!

[kagomeblom]

wow how did you even get this it's awesome! never saw a old movie like this before and never thought it would be even fun to look at x'D

[kevin989able]

@Zolrak666 Theres no sound in movies that are 118 years old

[5tonyvvvv]

@LuckyStrike502 This was way before the Wizard of Oz!

[mjbrooke67]

@DeeRZetOLN If you want to see it in genuine 1080p HD, it's included as an extra on the BFI's region-free Blu-ray of Jan Svankmajer's 'Alice'.

[SirCrooner]

Actually, we had the capability of recording sound and synching it with the film - after all, we had phonograph records and wax cylinders, so it would make sense that they could add sound to these films. The problem was that it was too complicated, a process which required the actors to speak into a horn, which, if they're trying to act at the same time would be a huge problem, it was too expensive, and a luxury that no one needed.

[ThomasMFilms]

@kevenzz There's older films. Like some from the 1890s.

[stijnvth]

@Zolrak666 back in those days you'd be lucky is there was live piano music to guide you.

Very funny how people don't seem to have a clue about movie history ;)

I'm loving the special effect in this 1903 production! awesome :)

[dEdGrimley]

@DeeRZetOLN

Well played.