Roundhay Garden Scene

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Roundhay Garden Scene
Date
  • 14 October 1888 (1888-10-14)
Duration3 seconds
VenueOakwood Grange
LocationRoundhay, United Kingdom
Typesilent motion picture
Filmed byLouis Le Prince

Roundhay Garden Scene (French: Une scène au jardin de Roundhay) is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Yorkshire, England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.

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