List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films pre-1920

LGBT cinema
LGBT films by year
1895–1919
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released before the 1920s. It contains theatrically released cinema films that deal with or feature important gay, lesbian or bisexual or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.

1895-1919

Title Year Director Country Genre Notes
The Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1895 Dixon, WilliamWilliam Dixon  United States Although described as having a homosexual subtext by film historian Vito Russo this interpretation has been disputed.[1]
L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune 1907 Méliès, GeorgesGeorges Méliès  France Short, fantasyaka The Eclipse
Algie the Miner 1912 Guy-Blaché, AliceAlice Guy-Blaché  United States Comedy, western
A Florida Enchantment 1914 Drew, SidneySidney Drew  United States Comedy
The Wings 1916 Stiller, MauritzMauritz Stiller  Sweden Drama aka Vingarne
I Don't Want to Be a Man 1918 Lubitsch, ErnstErnst Lubitsch  Germany Comedy, romance aka Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Different from the Others 1919 Oswald, RichardRichard Oswald  Germany Dramaaka Anders als die Andern

References

  1. Russo (1987), pp. 6–7. For rebuttal of Russo's claim, see, e.g., Dixon (2003), p. 53; Justin DeFreitas, "Moving Pictures: Documentary Puts Modern Gay Cinema in Context", Berkeley Daily Planet, July 7, 2006 (available online).
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