Release Date

16 Nov, 1985

Runtime

02:36: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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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Actors

Douglas Fairbanks

Mary Pickford

Crew