Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy

Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy (1898) is the first[1] documentary film in the world, created by Romanian neurologist Gheorghe Marinescu. The film depicts several patients walking in four directions against a black background before and after treatment.

Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy
Directed byGheorghe Marinescu
Release date
1898

Marinescu came to the idea of making the film after having used chronophotography under the influence of Étienne-Jules Marey. Marinescu praised the use of the cinematographic techniques in the scientific investigation.

Other documentary films
  • A Case of Hysterical Hemiplegia Cured Through Hypnotic Suggestion (1899)
  • Walking Difficulties Due to Progressive Locomotary Ataxia (1900)
  • Pseudo-Hypertrophic or Myosclerotic Paralysis Among Myopathies (1901)
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References
  1. "Urmăreşte aici cea mai veche peliculă românească: din 10 mai, 1897. Unde şi cum se păstrează actorii din alte vremuri" (in Romanian).


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