Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
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Documentary
Director:Charles Musser
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateOctober 9, 1982
Release Dates
United States:
Premiere - Oct 9, 1982 (G)
Runtime1sa
000Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Cast
Featured Cast
Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice)
D. A. Pennebaker
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Miloš Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)
Robert Altman
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Thomas A. Edison
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwin S. Porter
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
