
Directing
Alexandre Promio
FR, XX, EN cinema · 351 credits
Born
9 July 1868
Died
24 December 1926 (aged 58)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography

Le cortège
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Rue Sidi-Bou-Medine
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Rue de France
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Le char funèbre
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Armée indienne
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XI. Le calvaire
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Place Bab-Souika
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Le "Courbet"
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Le "Carnot"
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Escrime au sabre
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Course de matelots
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Ramassage du linge
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Explosion en mer
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X. La mise en croix
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VI. La cène
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Place du Gouvernement
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Unloading at the Port
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Painting Jury
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Norrström: panorama
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Arab Market
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Dentist
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Traveler and Thieves
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The Bey and his Escort
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Stop at the Train Station
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Bab-el-Khadra Street and Gate
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Porte de France
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Rue El-Halfaouine
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Rue Sidi-Ben-Arous
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Fish Market
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Vegetable Market
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Souk-El-Bey
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Embarquement
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Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : Le cortège, les princes étrangers
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Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : le cortège, l’artillerie de marine
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Fête du jubilé de la reine d'Angleterre : le cortège, l’artillerie à cheval
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Danseur russe
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Assassinat de Kleber
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Mort de Robespierre
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Death of Marat
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Départ de Dunmurry
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Lisburn
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Soundy Mounts
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Football
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Caravane de chameaux
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Bruxelles, la bourse
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Bethléem, une place
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Rue Bab-Azoun
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Coal Market (with Camels)
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Barrage du Nil
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Liverpool, la rade
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Colleurs d'affiches
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Les deux ivrognes
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Interview Between Napoleon and the Pope
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Tower Bridge
Director, Camera Operator

Javanese Dance
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Javanese Juggler
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Javanese Wrestlers
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Marble arch
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Rue Mascara
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Paris: Escort Dragoons
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Paris: Mounted Chasseurs and Spahis of the Escort
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Paris: General Saussier and his Staff
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Turcos (Parade)
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Paris: Russian Monarchs and the President of the Republic on the Champs-Élysées
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The Crowd in the Opera Square
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Market
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Princess Maud's Wedding Procession
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Arrival of the Bullfighters
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Toledo Gate
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The Queen's Lancers, Parade
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Engineers Parade
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Military Cyclists
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Distribution of Food to Soldiers
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The Queen's Halberdiers
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Descending Guard of the Royal Palace
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Artillery (Firing Exercise)
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The Cascade
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Place Bel-air
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Métropolitain
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Arab Cortege, Geneva
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Puerta del Sol
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Lion
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New York, Broadway
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Unloading a Ship
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Rentrée à l'étable
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Children Digging for Shrimp
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Donkeys
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Muezzin's Prayer
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Dance at the Bivouac
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Tigers
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Piccadilly Circus
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Chicago, Grande Roue
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Niagara Falls
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Pelicans
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Fête au village
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The Queen's Lancers, Charge
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Washerwomen
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