The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years
2022•1h 15m•6.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Lyndy Saville
Writer
Ian Nathan
Languages
English
Studio
3DD Productions
Cast
Ian Nathan
Derek Malcolm
Neil Norman
Stephen Armstrong
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