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Birt Acres

Overview

Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.

Known for

Directing
1897 Henley Royal Regatta Directing Director N/A
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1896 Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest Directing Director 58
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1896 Landing at Low Tide Directing Director 58
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1896 Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour Directing Director 58
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1896 A Corner of Barnet Fair Directing Director 59
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1896 Rough Sea at Dover Directing Director 58
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1896 The Boxing Kangaroo Directing Director 58
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1896 Persimmons Winning the Derby Directing Director 59
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1895 The Derby 1895 Directing Director 58
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1895 Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II Directing Director 59
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1895 Opening of the Kiel Canal Directing Director 58
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1895 The Arrest of a Pickpocket Directing Director 58
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1895 Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs Directing Director 58
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1895 Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy Directing Director 58
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1895 The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops Directing Director 58
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The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race Directing Director N/A
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Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition Directing Director N/A
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Production
1896 Rough Sea at Dover Production Producer 58
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1895 Opening of the Kiel Canal Production Producer 58
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1895 Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs Production Producer 58
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1895 Incident at Clovelly Cottage Production Producer 58
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The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1896 Rough Sea at Dover Crew Cinematography 58
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1895 Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II Crew Cinematography 59
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1895 Incident at Clovelly Cottage Crew Cinematography 58
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Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition Crew Cinematography N/A
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