THE FIRST EVER "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" FILM

March 5, 2010


The first film version of 'Alice in Wonderland' was made already over 100 years ago.

There's only one surviving print and it's now been restored to it's original colours.

When aired in 1903, it was the longest film yet produced in Britain, running about 12 minutes. It's unusual lengt meant that it was not suitable for all film showings, so all the scenes were sold individually.

A showman could show only a single sequence, such as the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, not the whole film, which was less a self-contained story than an illustration of key moments from the book.

So without further ado, here's the 8 minutes of the film that has survived through time.



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