Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

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A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
    Released
    10/9/1982
    Runtime
    1h 0min
    Director
    Charles Musser
    Genre
    Documentary
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
Cast
Blanche Sweet
Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice)
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)
Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwin S. Porter
Edwin S. Porter
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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