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Overview
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Score Distribution
Score Distribution
84.3/100
Very Good
90-100
42%(1235)
80-89
28%(824)
70-79
18%(529)
60-69
8%(235)
50-59
3%(88)
0-49
1%(29)
Total Reviews: 2,940Based on user ratings
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h
- Release Date
- October 9, 1982
- Languages
- English
- Director
- Production Countries
- United States of America
Cast

Blanche Sweet
Narrator (voice)

D. A. Pennebaker
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

Miloš Forman
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Louis Malle
Reader - Melies Catalogue (voice)

Robert Altman
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

Thomas A. Edison
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edwin S. Porter
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)