Alice In Wonderland from 1903

Alice In Wonderland - 1903

Restored the very rare, first film version of Alice In Wonderland, made in England by Cecil Hepworth in 1903 (this versatile director also plays Frog in the film).

The original negative is severely damaged, and much of the film has deteriorated. No known prints survive anywhere so restoration is next to impossible.

The music you will recognize as Claude Debussy's "Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun."

The BBC have rescued this film from obscurity by releasing it as an extra, with commentary, on their DVD for the 1966 Jonathan Miller production of Alice in Wonderland.

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