“Queen Elizabeth” was a French film starring Sarah Bernhardt and Lon Tellegen. Its influence spread further than its country of origin as it began to be shown internationally.
On this day, July 12th, in 1912, the first foreign feature film was shown in the United States, introducing foreign features as a profitable sector of the film industry.
Foreign films do not necessarily need to be filmed in a different language, as British cinema could be considered foreign film in the United States. Foreign films that are particularly successful in international markets may even be released on DVD in other countries on specialist labels.