• 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 2m
Birth of the Cinema

Summary The first two decades of cinema, 1895-1918; its invention in New Jersey and Lyon and its development from a gimmick to a language through the innovation of many technicians and artists.

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 2m

S1.E1 ∙ Birth of the Cinema

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Juan Diego Botto Norman Lloyd Aleksandr Sokurov Mark Cousins

8.1

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Sep 2, 2011

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Channel 4

Language : English

Production companies : UK Film Council British Film Institute (BFI) Hopscotch Films

Summary The first two decades of cinema, 1895-1918; its invention in New Jersey and Lyon and its development from a gimmick to a language through the innovation of many technicians and artists.

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Sep 2, 2011

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Channel 4

Language : English

Production companies : UK Film Council British Film Institute (BFI) Hopscotch Films

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