Silent Britain

APPROPIATE

2006 / 89min.

Rating6.8

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged. This documentary, featuring clips from a remarkable range of films, celebrates the early years of British filmmaking and spans from such pioneers as George Albert Smith and Cecil Hepworth to such later figures as Anthony Asquith, Maurice Elvey and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock.

Directors

Actors

Matthew Sweet

Jack Cardiff

Ian Christie

Michael Eaton

Bryony Dixon

Frank Gray

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