The following is an overview of the events of 1898 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. The

Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...

was a popular subject. Several films made by Col. William N. Selig dealt with the subject of war preparations at Camp Tanner in

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, including ''Soldiers at Play'', ''Wash Day in Camp'' and ''First Regiment Marching''. __TOC__

Events

*May 19 – Vitagraph is founded in New York. *August 27 – Alfred John West gives a Royal Command Performance to

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of film from the cruise of HMS ''Crescent'' at Osborne House. * Birt Acres invents the first amateur format, Birtac, by splitting 35 mm film into two halves of 17.5 mm.

Films released in 1898

* ''The Accursed Cavern'', directed by George Melies *'' The Astronomer's Dream'', directed by

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès ( , ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French magic (illusion), magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of film, cinema, primarily in th ...

; re-released in 1899 as ''A Trip to the Moon'' *'' The Ball Game'' *'' The Cavalier's Dream'', directed by Edwin S. Porter * ''The Cave of the Demons'', directed by George Melies *''

Come Along, Do! ''Come Along, Do!'' is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only 38 seconds has survived. The whole of the second shot is only available as film stills. T ...

'', directed by Robert W. Paul. First multi-scene film in cinema n this film 2 scenes are edited together for the first time in cinema*''Corbett and Sharkey Fight'' * ''The Corsican Brothers'', produced by G.A.S. Films (British) * ''The Damnation of Faust'', directed by George Melies *''Dewar's It's Scotch'', the first advertising movie, produced by the Edison Studios *'' Don Juan Tenorio'', the first Mexican film with a plot, directed by Salvador Toscano *''Eiffel Tower'', directed by Louis Lumière. First (sort of) crane shot in cinema t was taken from the ascending elevator in the Eiffel Tower* ''Ella Lola, a la Trilby'', produced by the Edison Co. * ''Faust and Mephistopheles'', directed by George Albert Smith *''

The Four Troublesome Heads ''The Four Troublesome Heads'' (, literally "A Man of Heads"), also known as ''Four Heads Are Better Than One'', is an 1898 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. Plot A magician enters the frame and stands between two tables. ...

'', directed by

*'' The Humpty Dumpty Circus'', directed by J. Stuart Blackton * ''Jizo the Spook'', Japanese (aka ''Bake Jizo'') *'' The Magician'', directed by

* ''The Mesmerist'', directed by George Albert Smith. *'' The Miller and the Sweep'', directed by George Albert Smith *'' The Nearsighted School Teacher'' * ''A Novice at X-Rays'', directed by George Melies *''Pack Train On Chilkoot Pass'', film shows landscape in Chilkoot Pass, Alaska or British Columbia *''Panorama de Manila'' (Manila landscape), one of the earliest Philippine films shot and produced by a Spanish soldier, Antonio Ramos showing some Manila sceneries. *'' Photographing a Ghost'', directed by George Albert Smith *''

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'', directed by George Albert Smith. May include the first example of parallel action in a motion picture * ''Shinen no sosei'' (aka ''Resurrection of a Ghost''), Japanese *''Smích a pláč'' (Laugh and Tears), directed by Josef Šváb-Malostranský, the first Czech film *'' Surrender of General Toral'' *'' A Switchback Railway''

Debuts

* Josef Šváb-Malostranský * Johnston Forbes-Robertson – Macbeth *Salvador Toscano

Births

Date unknown

* Monang Carvajal, Filipina actress (died

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

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