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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

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A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1982-10-09

Runtime: 60 mins

Director: Charles Musser

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

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Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice)

Blanche Sweet

D. A. Pennebaker
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

D. A. Pennebaker

Miloš Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Miloš Forman

Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)

Louis Malle

Robert Altman
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

Robert Altman

Thomas A. Edison
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thomas A. Edison

Edwin S. Porter
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edwin S. Porter

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