• Sep 25, 1898
  • 1 min
  • Full-HD

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage (1898)

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.

Category
Country
United States of America
Companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph

Pope Leo XIII

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Count Pecci

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Francesco Salesio Della Volpe

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