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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

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Calorie Rating: 84
Released: 1982-10-09
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 60 Minutes

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A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

Director / Directors

Charles Musser

Director

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Character: Narrator (voice)

D. A. Pennebaker

Character: Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

Miloš Forman

Character: Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Louis Malle

Character: Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)

Robert Altman

Character: Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

Thomas A. Edison

Character: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edwin S. Porter

Character: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production and Crew