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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)

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Plot Summary

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

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Blanche Sweet as Narrator (voice) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

Blanche Sweet

Narrator (voice)

D. A. Pennebaker as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

D. A. Pennebaker

Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

Miloš Forman as Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

Miloš Forman

Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Louis Malle as Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

Louis Malle

Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)

Robert Altman as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

Robert Altman

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

Thomas A. Edison as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edwin S. Porter as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982

Edwin S. Porter

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Director & Crew

Charles Musser

Director

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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter was directed by Charles Musser and released in 1982.

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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter has a runtime of 1 hours and 0 minutes.

Movie Details

Release Date
1982-10-09
Status
Released