Directed credits
350
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Alexandre Promio
Directing
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TMDB popularity
1.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 350Directed series: 0All crew credits: 351
TMDB ID: 1161489
IMDb ID: nm0698645
Known for: Directing
Born: July 9, 1868
Died: December 24, 1926
Age: 58
Place of birth: Lyon, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1896 - 1903
Years active: 8
Average TMDB rating: 5.24
Wikidata: Q2833987
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Biography
Alexandre Promio was a pioneering French cinematographer and director who played a crucial role in the early development of motion pictures. As a key figure in the Lumière Brothers' company, he helped introduce and spread cinema across Europe and beyond, capturing some of the earliest moving images of major events and everyday life. His work included Sweden’s first newsreel, documenting King Oscar II’s arrival at the General Art and Industrial Exposition in 1897, showcasing the growing power of film as a medium for reporting and storytelling. Promio's contributions to early cinematography helped lay the foundation for documentary filmmaking and newsreel production worldwide.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alexandre Promio.
6.5
Laveuses
Director
Movie
Entrée du “Charlemagne” à Bizerte
Director
1903 Movie
4.6
Le Bey de Tunis et les personnages de sa suite descendant l'escalier du Bardo
Director
1903 Movie
M. le président descendant l’escalier du Bardo
Director
1903 Movie
Revue du Bardo : commencement du défilé. État-major. Pompiers
Director
1903 Movie
Revue du Bardo : cavalerie
Director
1903 Movie
Revue du Bardo : délégations tunisiennes
Director
1903 Movie
Le cortège à Constantine
Director
1903 Movie
Défilé des chameaux avec les Bassours
Director
1903 Movie
M. le président se rend au déjeuner en gare de Perrégaux
Director
1903 Movie
Arrivée de M. le président à Sidi-Bel-Abbès
Director
1903 Movie
M. le président se rendant au déjeuner à Sidi-Bel-Abbès
Director
1903 Movie
Arrivée de M. le président à Saint-Denis-du-Sig
Director
1903 Movie
Arrivée de M. le président sur le terrain de la revue à Alger
Director
1903 Movie
M. le président au palais d’été, à Mustapha
Director
1903 Movie
Le cortège à Chéragas
Director
1903 Movie
Le cortège à Pointe-Pescade
Director
1903 Movie
Débarquement de M. le président à Alger
Director
1903 Movie
Le cortège
Director
1903 Movie
M. le président au palais d’hiver
Director
1903 Movie
M. le président montant à la tribune pour la revue
Director
1903 Movie
Arrivée à la revue d’Alger de la délégation anglaise
Director
1903 Movie
La remise des décorations
Director
1903 Movie
2.0
Panorama du port d'Alger (suite du précédent)
Director
1903 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alexandre Promio.
Danseur russe
Director
1897 Movie
Armée indienne
Director
1901 Movie
3.0
Norrström : débarquement
Director
1897 Movie
Régates (retour)
Director
1898 Movie
4.6
Jongleur javanais
Director
1896 Movie
Embarquement
Director
1897 Movie
Lisburn
Director
1897 Movie
5.6
Football
Director
1897 Movie
Danse javanaise
Director
1896 Movie
Soundy Mounts
Director
1897 Movie
4.0
Lutteurs javanais
Director
1896 Movie
5.0
Kastellholmen : panorama
Director
1897 Movie
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alexandre Promio.
