David Gill

The origin of European cinema, from its infancy as a novelty created by French inventors Auguste and Louis Lumière to its flourishing as the pinnacle of film-making in the silent era and as a serious commercial contender against America.

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Part of the "American Masters" series; this documentary shows the career of filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith

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A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

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A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.

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A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.

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A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

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Peter Taylor interviews some children from different parts of Belfast in the setting of a holiday camp in the English countryside.

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Part of the "American Masters" series; this documentary shows the career of filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith

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A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

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A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.

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Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s Lynn on the making of Hugh Hudson’s Revolution, starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, and Nastassja Kinski.

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A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.

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A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

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