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What Do Those Old Films Mean?

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Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1985-11-16

Runtime: 156 mins

Director: Noël Burch

Writer: Noël Burch

Spoken language: English

Genres: TV Movie, Documentary

Original title: What Do Those Old Films Mean?

Production Companies: Channel 4 Television, Ministère de la culture

Production Countries: France, United Kingdom

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