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Scene from Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower
Also known as [Panoramic View from the Eiffel Tower, Ascending and Descending]
(1900) United States of America
B&W : 200 feet
Directed by James H. White
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] James H. White? / © 9 August 1900 by Thomas A. Edison [D16386]. Released August 1900. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in July 1900. The film was also sold in 125-foot [?] and in 130-foot? lengths. One of 30 films in the “Paris Exposition, 1900” series.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] A marvelously clear picture taken from the top of the elevator of the Eiffel Tower during going up and coming down of the car. This wonderful tower is 1,000 feet in height, and the picture produces a most sensational effect. As the camera leaves the ground and rises to the top of the tower, the enormous white city opens out to the view of the astonished spectator. Arriving at the top of the tower, a bird’s eye view of the Exposition looking toward the Trocadero, and also toward the Palace of Electricity, is made, and the camera begins its descent. The entire trip is shown on a 200-foot film. We furnish the ascent in 125-foot film.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 30 June 2025.
References: Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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