Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
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Cast
Blanche Sweet
as Narrator (voice)
From Wikipedia
Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.
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D. A. Pennebaker
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Donn Alan Pennebaker (/ˈpɛniːbeɪkər/; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subj...
Miloš Forman
as Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his na...
Louis Malle
as Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)
Louis Marie Malle (30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. His film "The Silent World" won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Doc...
Robert Altman
as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 20...
Thomas A. Edison
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as el...
Director
Charles Musser
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