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The film was a project of the Festival of Britain and adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister. This biographical drama gives an account of William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented one of the earliest working cinematic cameras.
1h 58m. IMDb RATING. 7.0 /10. 1.4K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Biography Drama History. A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema. Director. John Boulting. Writers. Ray Allister. Eric Ambler. Stars. Robert Donat. Maria Schell. Renée Asherson. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- John Boulting
- 1952-08-01
Aug 11, 2010 · The screenplay, written by the prolific Eric Ambler, is based on Ray Allister's biography "Friese-Greene: Close-Up of an Inventor," which generated some fuss in the movie world by arguing in favor of Friese-Greene's claim to greatness.
- John Boulting
- Robert Donat
A dramatised biography of William Friese-Greene (1855-1921), a British pioneer of the cinema. Adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister, the film contends that Friese-Greene was the true father of motion pictures, rather than the better known Thomas Edison.
B ased on a now largely discredited biography (Friese-Greene, Close-Up of an Inventor by Ray Allister), this romanticised biopic recounts the life story of William Friese-Greene, one of the early pioneers of the moving image.
- John Boulting
Writing Credits. Ray Allister. ... (based on the biography: "Friese-Greene, Close Up of an Inventor") Eric Ambler.
Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda.
