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Cecil HepworthAlice in Wonderland (1903)

The first movie version of Lewis Caroll's novel "Alice in Wonderland", directed by Cecil Hepworth. The copy is bad, but - in some degree - watchable. Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Cecil Hepworth
Producer: Cecil Hepworth
Production Company: Hepworth Manufacturing Co.
Audio/Visual: silent, b/w
Keywords: Alice in Wonderland; silents

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Reviewer: Cevad - - March 12, 2009
Subject: A True Classic!
Wow! How wonderful to see a version of "Alice" that isn't a copy of the Disney cartoon "sweet and innocent" version. Not that this isn't innocent but it seems a bit more demented which is how I have always imagined the story in my head.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a.k.a. Lewis Carroll's character is arguably a bit questionable concerning his relationship with Alice Liddell for whom many believe he wrote the the "Alice" and the "Through the Looking Glass" stories. That aside, this is a great piece of film and it is sad that more wasn't saved from the savage hands of time.

I so wish that I could go back in time and watch these films as they were first shown!

Reviewer: dracula lugosi - - August 17, 2008
Subject: dont mention amc in your coment
they dont show classics anymore
good movie
looks unrestroable sadly hopefully if we find london after midnight it will be in good shape

Reviewer: Hamhead - - March 3, 2008
Subject: Nitrate film
It's not the quality is bad, but the film is in the advanced stage of decompsition. Untill 1952, Nitrate filmstock was used which was flammable and deteriorated over time. When you hear people on AMC and TCM talking about "preserving film", think about this movie. Judging by the picture, this was saved at the 11th hour before during to dust.

Reviewer: Pussing - - February 29, 2008
Subject: Correction
This movie of Alice in Wonderland stars May Clark not Mae Clarke. They are 2 totally seperate actresses. Mae Clarke was born in 1910 so, of course, couldn't have been in this 1903 movie.

Reviewer: Yummy le Poo - - February 23, 2008
Subject: Wonderful video.
I downloaded the lo-fi mpeg4 and put on some ambient background music. The blend of film and digital artifacts was mesmerizing! I wish the movie was longer :)

Reviewer: movieman16 - - February 15, 2008
Subject: Alice
I thought even tho the quality was not that great, the content was superb.I would rate higher if the print had been better.

Reviewer: rq52 - - February 14, 2008
Subject: you're right, it is a bad copy
It's a bad copy, but you get the gist of what the film is about. The actrss name is Mae Clarke
who is notable for her role in numerous Hal Roach
production of the 1920's and 1930's along Laurel and Hardy. Three stars for a good attempt of bringing Carrol's work to the screen the first time and and none for the copy. (These films were shown on nicheloeons in that time)