

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
Plot Summary
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Full Cast & Characters

Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice)

D. A. Pennebaker
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

Miloš Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)

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

Thomas A. Edison
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edwin S. Porter
Himself (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