(Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage)

Content: Filmmaker WKL Dickson, one-time right hand man to Thomas Edison, the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', here captures an even greater eminence, Pope Leo XIII. This was one of a series of films that exploited Dickson's unique, hard-won access to the Pontiff. Here the Pope arrives in a carriage and bestows a blessing. Whether this blessing was intended for the camera or for the audience beyond it, capturing it on film was a great prize for Dickson.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

1 minutes

Year:

1898

Directors:

William K.L. Dickson

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Production companies:

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Actors:

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Crews:

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