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Les allumettes animées
Also known as The Animated Matches in the USA : [When Matches Struck]
(1908) France
B&W : One reel / 257 feet
Directed by Émile Cohl

Cast: (unknown)

Société des Établissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by Société des Établissements L. Gaumont. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Animated Matches by Kleine Optical Company on 12 December 1908.

[?] Comedy?: Cartoon.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animation [stop-motion]

Listing updated: 26 January 2025.

References: Bardèche-History p. 18; Leyda-Before p. 70 : Website-IMDb.