The 20 Best of Max Skladanowsky

The fifth sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, eight circus performers known as the Grunato Family perform their famous balancing act.

The eighth sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, two men in white leotards and tights, and black slips over it, wrestle on a theatre stage.

This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the unique outdoor museum Skansen is located.

The second sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, the Milton Brothers perform incredible features together on a horizontal bar.

The sixth sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, three dancers do a Russian folkloric step dance, facing the camera, in traditional clothes, fur hats and leather boots.

The seventh sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a young female dancer with large, flowing robes, swirls round herself quickly, making her light robe flow around her like a butterfly's wings.

The fourth sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a man nicknamed Paul Petras performs tricks on a theatre stage with a bowler hat and a billiards ball in equilibrium on his arms and body.

The first sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, two children, Ploetz and Larella, perform an Italian peasant dance.

The third sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.

The ninth and final sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, the Skladanowsky Brothers themselves enter the stage, bow down and thank the audience for watching their compilation.

The first cinema screening, consisting of the shorts "Italienischer Bauerntanz (1895)", "Komisches Reck (1895)", "Das boxende Känguruh (1895)", "Der Jongleur (1895)", "Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)", "Kamarinskaja (1895)", "Die Serpentintänzerin (1895)", "Ringkämpfer (1895)" and "Apotheose (1895)".

While a train arrives in Berlin-Schönholz, passengers arrive at the platform and greet the train driver. Persons welcoming those arriving enter the platform as well while passengers leave. A staff member empties the luggage compartment.