Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. www.imdb.com › title › tt0083633Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

   www.imdb.com › title › tt0083633

   • Cached

   Oct 9, 1982 · Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter: Directed by Charles Musser. With Blanche Sweet, Jay Leyda, Rob Issen, Robert Sklar. This documentary is produced by one of the world's foremost authorities and biographers of Edwin S. Porter.

   • 6.3/10 (136)
   • Genre: Documentary, Biography, History

   • Director: Charles Musser
   • Release Date: 1982-10-09

2. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › before_the_nickelodeonBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

   www.rottentomatoes.com › m › before_the_nickelodeon

   • Cached

   A documentary on the origins of the American cinema; Porter's work is showcased in the context of the whole American cinema of his day, from mutoscope parlors to the advent of the projected...

   • Category: Documentary

3. Videos

   • 

     moviefone.com

     Before the Nickelodeon The Cinema of Edwin S Porter (1982) - Movie

     Jan 29, 2016

   • 

     58:00

     amazon.com

     Before The Nickelodeon

     Jan 1, 1982

   • 

     58:18

     youtube.com

     BEFORE THE NICKELODEON

     Aug 28, 2015

     11.6K Views

   View all

4. www.justwatch.com › us › movieBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter - JustWatch

   www.justwatch.com › us › movie

   • Cached

   You can buy "Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter" on Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video online. Synopsis A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

   • Director: Charles Musser

   • Offer Count: 2

5. www.timeout.com › movies › before-the-nickelodeonBefore the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S Porter

   www.timeout.com › movies › before-the-nickelodeon

   • Cached

   Sep 10, 2012 · Musser's enchanting piece of movie archaeology traces the life of this key figure, with plenty of clips from his greatest hits, a commentary from Blanche Sweet (the Griffith star), and just the...

6. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

7. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 128735-before-theBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

   www.themoviedb.org › movie › 128735-before-the

   • Cached

   A documentary overview of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter. ... Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982) G 10/09/1982 (US) ...

8. www.amazon.com › Before-Nickelodeon-Early-CinemaBefore the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

   www.amazon.com › Before-Nickelodeon-Early-Cinema

   • Cached

   Apr 22, 2008 · This is an interesting one hour documentary about Edwin S. Porter who provided a significant influence in the development of early cinema around the turn of the century before D.W. Griffith became America's most prominent film director.

   • Format: DVD

9. People also ask

   What is Edwin Porter's film about?

   • Porter now followed in their lead.’ (Musser, The Early Cinema of Edwin Porter, 22) Porter’s film contains cinematic and narrative elements, however it is mostly theatrical, with a focus on the idea of dreams and visions, which was a popular device at the time.

   The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter | strange enlightenments

   strangeenlightenments.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/the-early-cinema-of-edwin-s-porter/

   See all results for this question

   Who was Edwin Porter?

   • This hour-long documentary on the early career of Edwin S. Porter, one of early cinema's most innovative and prolific pioneers and the director of "The Great Train Robbery" (1903), uses much of the research and history also found in Charles Musser's book "Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company."

   Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

   www.imdb.com/title/tt0083633/

   See all results for this question

   Which Porter films are not mentioned in 'the Great Train Robbery'?

   • The film only covers Porter's films from 1898 to 1902, too, which means that many of his more interesting pictures, such as "The Great Train Robbery" or "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" (1906), are barely mentioned or not mentioned at all.

   Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

   www.imdb.com/title/tt0083633/

   See all results for this question

10. kinolorber.com › film › beforethenickelodeonBefore The Nickelodeon - Kino Lorber Theatrical

    kinolorber.com › film › beforethenickelodeon

    • Cached

    Narrated by silent-movie actress Blanche Sweet, BEFORE THE NICKELODEON is a treasure trove of rarely seen material, including hand-colored photographs and sixteen complete Porter films, among them The May Irwin Kiss (1896), The Sunken Battleship ‘Maine’ (1898), Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) and Life of an American Fireman (1902-3).