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The Great train robbery : & other primary works /

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The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this 5-part collection of the cinema's formative works which reveal the foundation from which the styles and plots of contemporary cinema later evolved. This first program includes the first blockbuster in American film, The Great Train R...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Film Preservation Associates, British Film Institute, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Shepard, David, Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938, Porter, Edwin S., Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Lumière, Louis, 1864-1948, Lumière, Auguste, 1862-1954, Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino, [2002]
Series:Movies begin ; 1.
Subjects:
Silent films.
Short films.
Motion pictures > History.
Silent films > History.
Motion picture industry > History.
Cinematographers.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Muybridge, Eadweard, > 1830-1904.
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Summary:The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this 5-part collection of the cinema's formative works which reveal the foundation from which the styles and plots of contemporary cinema later evolved. This first program includes the first blockbuster in American film, The Great Train Robbery and other significant early films by pioneer filmmakers.
Item Description:Includes film "Homage to Eadweard Muybridge."
Originally produced in 1994.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, black and white & tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Music composed and directed by Robert Israel ; enclosed annotations by Charles Musser.