Le Saut à la couverture

Le Saut à la couverture(meaning "Jumping Onto the Blanket"),also known as Brimade dans une caserne(meaning "Bullying in a barracks"), is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière.

The film formed part of the first commercial presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe on 28 December 1895 at the Salon Indien, Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capuchins, Paris.

[1] As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1.

The men who are holding it then flip it a little in the air causing him to fall to the ground.

His fourth attempt is more successful and he is able to roll on the blanket and land on his feet at the other side.

Le Saut à la couverture (1895)