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Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché

Directing

Born July 1, 1873 · Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France

179 films as director · Active 1896–2025

Alice Guy-Blaché (July 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968) is generally considered to be the world's first female director. French-born Alice Guy entered the film business as a secretary at Gaumont-Paris in 189…

Known for

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956

The Women Who Run Hollywood

The Women Who Run Hollywood

2016

Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

1907

Spain

Spain

1905

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

Alice Guy, the First Female Filmmaker

Alice Guy, the First Female Filmmaker

2021

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1896

A Solax Celebration

A Solax Celebration

1912

Directed(179)

Fantastic Flowers

2025Fantastic Flowers

2007Butterfly Dances★ 5.0

Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913

2005Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913★ 10.0

Tarnished Reputations

1920Tarnished Reputations★ 7.0

The Great Adventure

1918The Great Adventure

The Adventurer

1917The Adventurer★ 6.7

House of Cards

1917House of Cards

The Empress

1917The Empress

Behind the Mask

1917Behind the Mask

When You and I Were Young

1917When You and I Were Young★ 9.0

The Ocean Waif

1916The Ocean Waif★ 5.7

What Will People Say?

1916What Will People Say?

The Scarlet Woman

1916The Scarlet Woman

My Madonna

Heart of a Painted Woman

1915Heart of a Painted Woman

The Vampire

1915The Vampire★ 8.0

The Song of the Wage Slave

1915The Song of the Wage Slave

The Tigress

1914The Tigress

The Woman of Mystery

1914The Woman of Mystery

1914The Monster and the Girl

The Lure

1914The Lure★ 1.0

The Dream Woman

1914The Dream Woman

Matrimony's Speed Limit

1913Matrimony's Speed Limit★ 5.8

Burstup Homes' Murder Case

1913Burstup Homes' Murder Case★ 4.7

A House Divided

1913A House Divided★ 5.8

The Pit and the Pendulum

1913The Pit and the Pendulum★ 5.8

A Severe Test

1913A Severe Test★ 7.0

The Coming of Sunbeam

1913The Coming of Sunbeam

The Roads That Lead Home

1913The Roads That Lead Home★ 8.0

Dick Whittington and His Cat

1913Dick Whittington and His Cat★ 4.0

The Thief

Officer Henderson

1913Officer Henderson★ 5.0

Cousins of Sherlocko

1913Cousins of Sherlocko★ 6.0

1913The Rogues of Paris

1913Burstup Homes

Playing Trumps

1912Playing Trumps★ 7.0

The Hater of Women

1912The Hater of Women★ 6.0

Falling Leaves

1912Falling Leaves★ 6.6

Canned Harmony

1912Canned Harmony★ 6.4

Making an American Citizen

1912Making an American Citizen★ 5.1

The Girl in the Arm-Chair

1912The Girl in the Arm-Chair★ 5.7

In the Year 2000

1912In the Year 2000★ 10.0

Two Little Rangers

1912Two Little Rangers★ 6.0

A Fool and His Money

1912A Fool and His Money★ 6.6

Algie, the Miner

1912Algie, the Miner★ 4.9

The Detective's Dog

1912The Detective's Dog★ 6.4

His Double

1912His Double★ 7.0

The High Cost of Living

1912The High Cost of Living

1912The New Love And The Old

1912God Disposes★ 7.0

Fra Diavolo

1912Fra Diavolo★ 10.0

For Love of the Flag

1912For Love of the Flag★ 5.0

A Terrible Lesson

1912A Terrible Lesson★ 10.0

Frozen on Love's Trail

1912Frozen on Love's Trail★ 6.0

A Comedy of Errors

1912A Comedy of Errors★ 8.0

Parson Sue

1912Parson Sue★ 5.0

A Man's a Man

1912A Man's a Man★ 6.0

The Strike

1912The Strike★ 6.0

Broken Oaths

1912Broken Oaths★ 5.0

1912The Face at the Window★ 8.0

1912Mignon★ 8.0

1912Mrs. Cranston's Jewels★ 7.0

1912Hubby Does the Washing★ 8.0

1912Blighted Lives★ 8.0

1912Child of the Tenements★ 10.0

1912The Reformation of Mary★ 10.0

1912The Wooing of Alice★ 7.0

Souls in the Shadow

1912Souls in the Shadow

1912Phantom Paradise

1912Treasures on the Wing★ 10.0

1912The Love of the Flag★ 8.0

1912Hearts Unknown★ 9.0

1912The Woman Behind the Man★ 10.0

The Fight in the Dark

1912The Fight in the Dark

1912Someone's Luck Society

1912A Solax Celebration

When Marian was Married

1911When Marian was Married

Greater Love Hath No Man

1911Greater Love Hath No Man★ 6.8

Cupid and the Comet

1911Cupid and the Comet★ 1.0

Across the Mexican Line

1911Across the Mexican Line★ 5.5

Tramp Strategy

1911Tramp Strategy

His Mother's Hymn

1911His Mother's Hymn★ 7.0

Mixed Pets

Starting Something

1911Starting Something★ 5.3

1911The Violin Maker of Nuremberg★ 10.0

Outwitted by Horse and Lariat

1911Outwitted by Horse and Lariat

1911From the Valley of Shadows★ 7.0

What Is a Flag?

1909What Is a Flag?★ 5.0

The Race for the Sausage

1907The Race for the Sausage★ 5.9

The Banknote

1907The Banknote★ 5.0

Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris

1907Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris★ 6.2

The Glue

1907The Glue★ 5.8

The Cleaning Man

1907The Cleaning Man★ 5.3

The Rolling Bed

1907The Rolling Bed★ 5.0

The Irresistible Piano

1907The Irresistible Piano★ 5.8

On the Barricade

1907On the Barricade★ 5.3

The Consequences of Feminism

1906The Consequences of Feminism★ 6.1

The Game-Keeper's Son

1906The Game-Keeper's Son★ 5.6

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

1906The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ★ 6.0

The Drunken Mattress

1906The Drunken Mattress★ 5.8

Madame's Cravings

1906Madame's Cravings★ 5.8

The Stepmother

1906The Stepmother★ 5.3

Ocean Studies

1906Ocean Studies★ 4.9

Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"

1906Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"★ 4.9

The Mouse in the Crinoline

1906The Mouse in the Crinoline

1906L'Honneur du Corse

1906Les Druides

A Priest's Conscience

1906A Priest's Conscience★ 6.0

1906Mireille★ 7.0

1906Course de taureaux

The Dirigible 'Homeland'

1906The Dirigible 'Homeland'★ 4.6

The Hierarchies of Love

1906The Hierarchies of Love★ 4.8

A Sticky Woman

1906A Sticky Woman★ 5.6

An Obstacle Course

1906An Obstacle Course★ 5.2

Man Monkey

1906Man Monkey★ 4.9

A Story Well Spun

1906A Story Well Spun★ 5.3

Saharet Performs the Bolero

1905Saharet Performs the Bolero★ 4.0

Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu

1905Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu★ 4.7

Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"

1905Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"★ 5.0

Le Cake-walk de nouveau cirque

1905Le Cake-walk de nouveau cirque★ 4.7

Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs"

1905Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs"★ 4.9

Polin Performs "The Anatomy of a Draftee"

1905Polin Performs "The Anatomy of a Draftee"★ 5.8

Félix Mayol Performs "Indiscreet Questions"

1905Félix Mayol Performs "Indiscreet Questions"★ 5.4

The Magician's Alms

1905The Magician's Alms★ 5.2

Spain

1905Spain★ 5.6

The Statue

1905The Statue★ 5.0

The Bricklayers

1905The Bricklayers★ 4.9

Clown, Dog and Balloon

1905Clown, Dog and Balloon★ 4.7

The Malagueña and the Bullfighter

1905The Malagueña and the Bullfighter★ 4.3

Esmeralda

1905Esmeralda★ 3.0

In a Bamboo Hut

1905In a Bamboo Hut★ 3.5

1905The Sock★ 3.5

1905The Fairy of Spring★ 5.5

Tango

1905Tango★ 4.2

The Fairy's Farewell

1905The Fairy's Farewell

1904The First Cigarette

1904The Crime on Temple Street★ 8.0

Token of Love

1904Token of Love

How Monsieur Takes His Bath

1903How Monsieur Takes His Bath★ 4.6

Faust and Mephistopheles

1903Faust and Mephistopheles★ 4.6

Eccentric Dance

1902Eccentric Dance★ 4.7

Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs

1902Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs★ 5.2

Midwife to the Upper Class

1902Midwife to the Upper Class★ 4.7

1902Danse fantaisiste★ 4.0

Serpentine Dance

1902Serpentine Dance

1902Les malabares: Les acrobats★ 10.0

An Untimely Intrusion

1902An Untimely Intrusion★ 4.5

Danse basque

1901Danse basque★ 4.0

Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance

1900Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance★ 5.5

At the Photographer's

1900At the Photographer's★ 5.3

Pierrette's Escapades

1900Pierrette's Escapades★ 5.2

Turn-of-the-Century Surgery

1900Turn-of-the-Century Surgery★ 4.9

The Landlady

1900The Landlady★ 4.8

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1900The Cabbage-Patch Fairy★ 5.0

Avenue de l'Opéra

1900Avenue de l'Opéra★ 5.5

At the Floral Ball

1900At the Floral Ball★ 5.1

1900Danse du papillon★ 5.3

1900Coucher d'une Parisienne

1900Gavotte directoire

Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder

1900Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder★ 5.9

Wonderful Absinthe

1899Wonderful Absinthe★ 4.5

At the Club

1899At the Club★ 4.2

1899Entrée Et Sortie De La Mine

Disappearing Act

1898Disappearing Act★ 4.8

At the Hypnotist's

1898At the Hypnotist's★ 4.7

The Burglars

1898The Burglars★ 4.3

The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man

1898The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man★ 5.0

Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak

1898Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak★ 4.9

Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter

1897Serpentine Dance by Mme. Bob Walter★ 5.3

Bathing in a Stream

1897Bathing in a Stream★ 4.4

Danse Fleur de Lotus

1897Danse Fleur de Lotus★ 5.7

Ballet Libella

1897Ballet Libella★ 5.0

The Fisherman at the Stream

1897The Fisherman at the Stream★ 4.8

The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1896The Cabbage-Patch Fairy★ 5.2

Alice Guy - 13 Courts-métrages

—Alice Guy - 13 Courts-métrages★ 10.0

—Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

Acting(12)

2021Alice Guy, the First Female FilmmakerSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéSelf (archive footage)

2016The Women Who Run HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

1995The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-BlachéSelf (archive footage)

1976Qui est Alice Guy?Self

1956CinépanoramaSelf

1912A Solax CelebrationThe Cause

1907Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, ParisHerself, the director

1905SpainSelf - Presenter

1896The Cabbage-Patch Fairy

1895Animated Portrait Shot by L and A LumièreHerself