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A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
One of the earliest motion pictures ever made, 'Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze' is a landmark of cinematic history — its novelty is genuinely exceptional as one of the first copyrighted films and a foundational artifact of the medium. Cinematography is rudimentary but functional for its era and technological constraints. Acting is minimal by necessity — a man sneezes, which is as natural as it gets. The plot is essentially nonexistent (a single sneeze), and the ending is abrupt by default. Its value is entirely historical and novelty-driven.