Movie, 1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
IMDb 6.1, 60 min, Documentary, United States of America
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Cast
7 credited
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
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwin S. Porter
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details
DirectorCharles Musser
GenreDocumentary
Runtime60 min
ReleasedSat, Oct 9, 1982
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0083633
