The great train robbery and other primary works : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 / Kino International ; produced by Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute ; produced for video by David Shepard and Heather Stewart.
The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of films from cinema's formative period. More than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise.
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Kino on Video,
2002.
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| Series: | Movies begin ;
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| Summary: | The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of films from cinema's formative period. More than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise. |
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| Item Description: | "Featuring the films of: Edwin S. Porter, Thomas A. Edison, Auguste and Louis Lumière, Georges Méliès, Eadweard Muybridge, Ferdinand Zecca"--Container. "'Homage to Eadweard Muybridge' by arrangement with the University of Southern California. Narration for 'A trip to the moon' by Georges Méliès, adapted and read by Fabrice Zagury. Vintage recordings from the collection of George Wagner"--Container. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., b&w, tinted ; 12 cm |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Music compiled and composed by Robert Israel ; program notes by Charles Musser. |