Le Saut à la couverture (1895 Film) -- Directed By Louis Lumière -- Full Movie

Outdoors, with a nondescript building in the background, four men stand, each holding the corner of a blanket stretched parallel to the ground. They wear the clothes of laborers. By the back corner on our left stands a uniformed man who seems in charge. A sixth man stands back from the blanket about six paces; he runs forward and takes a leap but stops at the edge of the blanket and is upbraided by the uniformed gent. The same thing happens a second time, but the next three times, he completes a flip, landing on his back in the middle of the blanket, and the four then boost him out toward the camera. The final time seems like it will be his last for awhile -- IMDB

Directed by Louis Lumière
Produced by Louis Lumière
Cinematography Louis Lumière
Release dates
1895
July 1896 (Finland)
Running time
41 seconds
Country France
Language Silent