Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Name: Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Director: Charles Musser
Released: 1982-10-09
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 3.0

Oct 09, 1982 1h

Documentary

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

Crew

Details

Status

Released

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

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)

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