The Corbett–Fitzsimmons Fight is an 1897 documentary film directed by Enoch J. Rector depicting the 1897 boxing match between James J. Corbett and Bob...

later that year as The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, the longest film ever released at the time. Devastated by the loss of his title, Corbett did everything...

never have used the phrase. The entire fight was filmed by Enoch J. Rector and released to cinemas as The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, the longest film ever...

round by Bob Fitzsimmons. At the time of the fight, Sharkey was unbeaten in 24 trips to the ring with 20 knockouts. He had already fought Corbett on June 24...

Corbett-Jeffries Fight and The Jeffries-Sharkey Fight (1899). Some consider the 100-minute The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight to be the first documentary...

produced The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897), directed by Enoch J. Rector. Veriscope was a large, human-powered camera created by Enoch Rector. The camera...

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (also known as Edison Kinetoscopic Record of Boxers and The Corbett-Courtney Fight) is an 1894 American short...

technology to shoot an hour-and-a-half-long documentary film, The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, in 1897. Woodville Latham applied for a patent on June 1, 1896...

Blackburn in the north of England. Enoch J. Rector develops a 63 mm film format called Veriscope, which films The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight on March 17...

title fight for the World Heavyweight championship was held in Carson City, Nevada between "Gentleman" Jim Corbett and "Ruby" Robert Fitzsimmons. The local...

stop the fight Judge Roy Bean, a local justice of the peace who promoted the fight Fitzsimmons vs. Sharkey, the next major bout fought by Fitzsimmons Braudaway...

invention. Using this technique, Rector created the 90-minute documentary film The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897), filmed in an early widescreen process...

on the celluloid film. In subsequent years, screenings of actualities and newsreels proved to be profitable. In 1897, The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight was...

 94. Hawley, Samuel (March 27, 2017). "The Birth of the Feature Film – 120 Years Ago: The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897)". Bright Lights Film Journal....

used for The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897). This was not only the longest film that had been released to date at 100 minutes, but also the first widescreen...

heavyweight championship fight between "Gentleman Jim" Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons is coming to Carson City, Nevada at exactly the same time outlaw Brett...

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heavyweight title until Corbett resumed his fighting career, who was recognized as the champion until he was knocked out by Fitzsimmons in a title bout. Sharkey...

The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight. Using pioneering film-looping technology, Enoch J. Rector presented the entirety of a famous 1897 prize-fight on cinema screens...

featuring notable sports films where boxing plays a central role in the development of the plot. List of sports films List of highest-grossing sports films...

Days That Shook the World (1928) dir. Sergei Eisenstein Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) dir. Sergio Leone The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897) dir. Enoch...

made by Biograph (US 1897-1900), 68 mm, 1.375:1, non-perf. The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight - Enoch J. Rector - Veriscope USA 1897, 63 mm, 1.65:1, 5 perf...

from the Chronophotographe format from 1888, to mid-20th century formats such as the 1953 CinemaScope format, to more recent formats such as the 1992...

had the fight gone the distance. However, Corbett was knocked out cold from a left to the jaw in the 23rd round of the scheduled 25-round fight. Jeffries...

Goes to Washington, Why We Fight, It's a Wonderful Life Wilfred Jackson: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (sequence director), The Old Mill, Pinocchio (sequence...

she was the first woman to report a boxing prize fight (Fitzsimmons/Corbett) in the United States. She was also the first state president of the American...

list of the earliest American films released in the 1890s. 1890 in the United States 1891 in the United States 1892 in the United States 1893 in the United...

from the original on June 27, 2023. "Leonard-Cushing fight". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 15, 2021. "Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph"...

for the heavyweight title. Corbett announced his return to the ring shortly thereafter, at which time the championship claims of Maher, Fitzsimmons, and...

and writer. During the silent film era she became one of the first great celebrities of the cinema and a popular icon known to the public as "America's...