Silent movies : the birth of film and the triumph of movie culture
Kobel, Peter2007
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Drawing on the resources of The Library of Congress, Peter Kobel explores the fascinating world of silent film, from its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest narrative shorts, through the full-length features of the 1920s and puts directors, actors and their films into a broad historical perspective.
Main title:
Silent movies : the birth of film and the triumph of movie culture / Peter Kobel and the Library of Congress ; foreword by Martin Scorsese ; introduction by Kevin Brownlow.
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Imprint:
New York ; London : Little, Brown, 2007.
Collation:
301 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index.
ISBN:
9780316117913 (hbk)0316117919 (hbk)
Dewey class:
791.4'3'09
Local class:
791.43
Language:
English
BRN:
93627