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- BFI identifier32531
- Date1956 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisANIMATION FILM. An interpretation of the history of the cinema. (Synopsis)
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The History of the Cinema (Original)
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Non Fiction- Collections
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view all - Scripts / DocumentsHistory of the Cinema - Animated film giving a witty history of the film industry from the camera obscura to the wide screen. The film contains many sly digs at film moguls of the time and their pomnpous pretentions, with an amusing commentary by Maurice Denham. It was chosen for the 1957 Royal Film Performance to support The Battle of the River Plate and was well received, although there was much made in the contemporary press about the film's cool reception by the industry who felt they were being made fun of. Papers include scripts, press and publicity, stills, cuttings, award certificates, expired contracts c.1957 - 1988 - HAB-1-41
Script: shooting - Typescript shooting script, with annotation in ink, 16 pages 16 January 1956 - HAB-1-41-1
Script: post-production - 'Commentary for recording' script, typewritten, with small amount of annotation in ink, 2 pages, 14 March 1957 - HAB-1-41-2
Script - File containing three copies of the English commentary script, possibly a later draft of HAB-1-41-2 , typescript, no annotation, no date c.1957 - HAB-1-41-3
Script - File containing three copies of the German commentary script, typescript carbon, no annotation no date c.1957 - HAB-1-41-4
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- +The History of the Cinema
Work - 32531 - 1956 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Non Fiction
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