The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years

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The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years (2022)

Directed by Lyndy Saville

Documentary · 1h 15m

For this inform­at­ive new one-off, film writer Ian Nathan focuses on the first 60 years of British film, from the inven­tion of cinema and the trans­ition from stage to screen, to the emer­gence of the stu­dios and the first pop­u­lar idols. Nathan takes us through the work of lead­ing Brit­ish film-makers — a tal­ent pool that, like Hol­ly­wood’s, benefited from the influx of refugees flee­ing Europe — includ­ing Alfred Hitch­cock, Pow­ell and Press­bur­ger, and many more besides.

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Cast

Ian Nathan Derek Malcolm Neil Norman Stephen Armstrong

Crew

Director
Lyndy Saville
Writer
Ian Nathan

Details

Release date
2022-09-15
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
3DD Productions