What Do Those Old Films Mean?
1985
156 min
⭐ 6.0/10
1 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
TV Movie
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Douglas Fairbanks
Himself(archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Herself(archive footage)
Crew
Hubert Niogret
Producer
Annick Nozati
Music
Noël Burch
Director
Noël Burch
Writer
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