Oldest movies you've seen?

[Sean Hollyman]

What are the oldest movies you've seen?

I've seen Nosferatu (1922)

And

Un Chien Andalou (1928.)


Nosferatu is terrifying.

 

[MetalDooley]

I've seen Nosferatu (1922)

Seen that as well.Got it beat by a year though

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(1921)

Also seen The Battleship Potemkin(1925)

 

[SckizoBoy]

That I definitely remember? Random Harvest (1941)

I've partially seen a number of films made in the 1930's/40's, any earlier and I honestly have no clue what I've watched. Got a load of films from the 50's (classic British war films, propaganda and guff, all of it, but still...)

Actually, just checked: Goodbye, Mr Chips (1938)... gawd, how English am I??

EDIT: I may be a Greer Garson fanboy as well... -_-

 

[IamQ]

The Dictator (1940). It's also the only Chaplin film that I've watched. I've seen plently of shorts, but this is the only feature length film that I've seen of him.

 

[Mister Eff]

I'm a film student, so I have seen the very first things filmed. If we're talking feature lengths, not sure, had to study a LOT of them.

The Dictator (1940). It's also the only Chaplin film that I've watched. I've seen plently of shorts, but this is the only feature length film that I've seen of him.

GREAT FILM.

 

[Lionsfan]

Roundhay Garden Scene(1888).

Beat that Escapists!

Can't beat, only tie it. And I saw a whole bunch of others too, thank you film class

 

[MetalDooley]

Roundhay Garden Scene(1888).

Beat that Escapists!

Hardly counts as a movie though considering it's like 2 seconds long

 

[Padwolf]

I think the oldest I've seen is The Lost Weekend (1945) Such a fantastic film!

 

[smearyllama]

The Lost World (1925)
The General, starring Buster Keaton (1926)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

I've probably seen older somewhere or other, but those are the three I can remember.
Honorable mention also goes to Twelve Angry Men and Seven Samurai, which are two really awesome films that are fairly old that I really like.

 

[HardkorSB]

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920):

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0010323/

Still entertaining, even today.

 

[thylasos]

I forget the name, but 1890s Czech animation, if that counts.

If not, then Lev Kuleshov's early work in the 1909-10 period.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is the oldest I can remember watching. Although I need to watch it again soon, as I haven't seen it in ages. It also pales in comparison to everyone else's.

EDIT: In fact, I can't believe I forgot how old it was but Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

 

[Kermi]

I think the oldest movie I've seen was Reefer Madness, from 1936. I may have seen older ones but none that spring to mind.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

The General, starring Buster Keaton (1926)

I watched that for the first time about a week ago, and I really enjoyed it. All of the train sequences were stunning!

I've seen Fred Ott's Sneeze (1896) - it's only seven seconds long though, so it's not much of a movie, more of just a really old clip thing.

 

[the Dept of Science]

The Dictator (1940). It's also the only Chaplin film that I've watched. I've seen plently of shorts, but this is the only feature length film that I've seen of him.

I'd recommend The Kid. You can watch it on YouTube for free because it has passed it's copyright date.

I started watching Birth of a Nation (1915). I felt that I should because it's considered to be one of the most important films of all time. The only problem is it's 3 hours long and incredibly racist (its basically about how the KKK will save America from the negros). I think you would need to be in a very particular mood to watch it.

 

[Zenron]

Citizen Kane for me. I don't generally watch many really old movies. Will probably watch Metropolis some point soon though, and that's 1927 I think.

 

[rayen020]

To kill a mockingbird or twelve angry men. i don't know which is older and i don't feel like looking it up.

 

[triggrhappy94]

I've seen Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu is terrifying.

I guess this. It's the only legitemate silent movie I've seen. And demanding on how you watch it, it's actually kind of funny.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I started watching Birth of a Nation (1915). I felt that I should because it's considered to be one of the most important films of all time. The only problem is it's 3 hours long and incredibly racist (its basically about how the KKK will save America from the negros). I think you would need to be in a very particular mood to watch it.

I was gonna say Mr Smith Goes To Washington, but I remembered I watched that movie in my AP American History class in high school. It was very uncomfortable for everyone watching it, and I can't believe that movie is that long. Ridiculous.

 

[OneCatch]

Citizen Kane for me. I don't generally watch many really old movies. Will probably watch Metropolis some point soon though, and that's 1927 I think.

Yeah, Metropolis is the earliest on my shelf (filmed in 1925-26, released in early 1927 I think). It's really good though - get hold of the remastered version if you can - it incorporates some of the lost reels that were found in 2005, which add a fair bit to the story.