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The great train robbery : and other primary works /

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First program in a series recreating the genesis of the motion picture medium and the foundation from which the styles and plots of contemporary cinema later evolved. Includes The great train robbery and other significant early films by pioneer filmakers.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Film Preservation Associates, British Film Institute, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Shepard, David, Porter, Edwin S., Israel, Robert, Lumière, Louis, 1864-1948, Lumière, Auguste, 1862-1954, Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938, Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904, Zecca, Ferdinand, 1864-1947, Lubin, Sigmund
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [1994]
Series:Movies begin ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > History.
Silent films.
Short films.
Description
Summary:First program in a series recreating the genesis of the motion picture medium and the foundation from which the styles and plots of contemporary cinema later evolved. Includes The great train robbery and other significant early films by pioneer filmakers.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (75 min.) : sound, black and white and tinted ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Music, Robert Israel ; program notes, Charles Musser ; director, Edwin S. Porter.