
Alexandre Promio
Directing
Born: 1868-07-09
Lyon, France
Alexandre Promio was a pioneering French cinematographer and director who played a crucial role in the early development of motion pictures. As a key figure in the Lumière Brothers' company, he helped introduce and spread cinema across Europe and beyond, capturing some of the earliest moving images of major events and everyday life. His work included Sweden’s first newsreel, documenting King Oscar II’s arrival at the General Art and Industrial Exposition in 1897, showcasing the growing power of film as a medium for reporting and storytelling. Promio's contributions to early cinematography helped lay the foundation for documentary filmmaking and newsreel production worldwide.
Alexandre Promio — Movies
HDMoviePanorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat
1896
HDMovieLeaving Jerusalem by Railway
1897
HDMovieFootball
1897
HDMovieThe Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
1898
HDMovieRentrée à l'étable
1896
HDMovieThe Pyramids (Overview)
1897
HDMovieNew York, Broadway
1896
HDMovieChicago, Grande Roue
1896
HDMovieArab Cortege, Geneva
1896
HDMoviePanorama des rives du Nil, [I]
1897
HDMovieLion, London Zoological Gardens
1896
HDMoviePassengers Descending from the Brooklyn Bridge
1896
HDMovieJérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
1897
HDMovieBruxelles, Boulevard Anspach
1897
HDMovieChildren Digging for Clams
1896
HDMovieNew York, Brooklyn Bridge
1896
HDMovieNéron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves
1898
HDMovieVue prise d'une baleinière en marche
1900
HDMovieLondres, Piccadilly Circus
1896
HDMovieStockholm, entrée de l'exposition
1897
HDMovieNew York: Broadway at Union Square
1896
HDMovieDanse au bivouac
1896
HDMovieColleurs d'affiches
1897
HDMovieParis: Les souverains russes et le président de la République aux Champs-Élysées
1896
HDMovieNew York, Whitehall Street
1896
HDMovieFête au village
1896
HDMovieChicago Police Parade
1896
HDMovieThe Assassination of the Duke de Guise
1897
HDMovieProcession to Princess Maud's Wedding
1896
HDMovieUne partie de lawn-tennis, II
1897