Alice in Wonderland (1903)
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Uploaded by BFIfilms on Feb 25, 2010
The first-ever film version of Lewis Carroll's tale has recently been restored by the BFI National Archive from severely damaged materials. Made just 37 years after Lewis Carroll wrote his novel and eight years after the birth of cinema, the adaptation was directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow, and was based on Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations. In an act that was to echo more than 100 years later, Hepworth cast his wife as the Red Queen, and he himself appears as the Frog Footman. Even the Cheshire cat is played by a family pet.
With a running time of just 12 minutes (8 of which survive), Alice in Wonderland was the longest film produced in England at that time. Film archivists have been able to restore the film's original colours for the first time in over 100 years.
Music: 'Jill in the Box', composed and performed by Wendy Hiscocks.
This restoration was supported by The Headley Trust and The Pilgrim Trust.
To find out more about the film, visit http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/974410/
To book tickets to 'Alice in Wonderland - A BFI IMAX 3D Experience', visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_imax/coming_soon/now_booking/alice_in_wonde...
To find out more about BFI Southbank's season of Alice in Wonderland adaptations, visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/film_programme/march_seasons/alic...
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fake
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PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON SEEMS TO WORK FOR THIS AS WELL
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@MrSkate4weed That's a sas thought. But you are right. So they kind of survived here.... PS: My grandma was born in 1904.
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@MrSkate4weed AND THE CAT
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woahhhhh
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2:00 the escape!
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@MrSkate4weed I'm sorry.
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aww this is beautiful. :)
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Kids of today might not know this but there was a time when filmmaking was an art and
Not full of fake tits and c.g.i
Eternalgamers1 1 month ago 36
everyone in this movie is dead, even the children
MrSkate4weed 4 weeks ago 30