By Meghak Gupta 1. The first film ever made was “Roundhay Garden Scene” in 1888, directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince.
2. The first Hollywood film was “The Squaw Man” in 1911, directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille.
3. The first 3D film was “The Power of Love” in 1922, directed by Nat G. Deverich and Harry K. Fairall.
4. The first film with sound was “The Jazz Singer” in 1927, directed by Alan Crosland.
5. The longest film ever made was “Ambian” in 2016, directed by Anders Weberg, with a runtime of 720 hours.
6. The highest-grossing film of all time is “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.
7. The most Academy Awards won by a single film is 11, achieved by “Ben-Hur” in 1959, “Titanic” in 1997, and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2003.
8. The first film to feature a computer-generated image (CGI) was “Westworld” in 1973, directed by Michael Crichton.
9. The first film to use motion capture technology was “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” in 2001, directed by Peter Jackson. 10. The highest-paid actor of all time is Keanu Reeves, with a salary of $250 million for “The Matrix” trilogy.
