Birt Acres
- Known for
- Directing
Biography
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.
Movies directed by Birt Acres
- Rough Sea at Dover 1896 · ★ 4.9
- The Derby 1895 1895 · ★ 4.6
- The Arrest of a Pickpocket 1895 · ★ 4.6
- Opening of the Kiel Canal 1895 · ★ 3.0
- The Boxing Kangaroo 1896 · ★ 4.6
- Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy 1895 · ★ 3.4
- Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs 1895 · ★ 4.8
- The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops 1895 · ★ 4.4
- Incident at Clovelly Cottage 1895 · ★ 3.5
- Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour 1896 · ★ 3.2
- Landing at Low Tide 1896 · ★ 4.5
- Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest 1896 · ★ 3.8
- Persimmons Winning the Derby 1896 · ★ 4.8
- Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II 1895 · ★ 3.0
- The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race 1896 · ★ 2.0
- Henley Royal Regatta 1897 · ★ 1.0
- A Corner of Barnet Fair 1896 · ★ 6.0