- Le Clown et ses chiens
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name = Le Clown et ses chiens
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caption = Promotional poster for "Pantomimes Lumineuses"
director =Émile Reynaud
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music =Gaston Paulin
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released =October 28 1892
runtime = 15 minutes (approx)
country =France
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0000002"Le Clown et ses chiens" (aka "The Clown and His Dogs") is an 1892 French short animated film directed by
Émile Reynaud . It consists of 300 individually painted images and lasts about 15 minutes cite web | url=http://www.victorian-cinema.net/reynaud.htm | title=Charles-Émile Reynaud | work=Who's Who of Victorian Cinema | |accessdate=2007-03-11 |format= HTML ]It is one of the first animated films ever made, and alongside
Pauvre Pierrot andUn bon bock was broadcast in October 1892 when Emile Reynaud opened hisThéâtre Optique at theMusée Grévin . The combined performance of all three films was known asPantomimes Lumineuses These were the first animated pictures publicly broadcast by means of picture bands. Reynaud gave the whole presentation himself manipulating the images. ]
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