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The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years

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The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years

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1h 15m

2022

Synopsis

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

Documentary

filmmaking

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Ian Nathan

Ian Nathan

Derek Malcolm

Derek Malcolm

Neil Norman

Neil Norman

Stephen Armstrong

Stephen Armstrong

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