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14/10/1888 Louis Le Prince films first motion picture 'Roundhay Garden Scene'

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Roundhay Garden Scene - Oldest Surviving Film (Louis Le Prince 1888)

Roundhay Garden Scene is an 1888 short silent actuality film recorded by French inventor Louis Le Prince. Shot at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds in the north of England, it is believed to be the oldest surviving film in existence, as noted by the Guinness Book of Records.