The Movies begin. volume 1, The great train robbery and other primary works [videorecording] / Kino International ; produced by Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute ; produced for video by David Shepard.
Container subtitle: A treasury of early cinema 1894-1914. Includes also a number of short pieces by Edison Manufacturing Co., Lumier Brothers, and American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. VHS format. With: Le Voyage dans la Lune = A trip to the moon / George Melies -- The whole dam family and the dam dog / Sigmund Lubin -- Le Scarabee = The golden beetle / Pathe Freres.
Summary:
This, the first blockbuster in American film history, was part of a popular cycle of crime pictures. Only several years later would this film be seen as a western. More than crucial historical artifacts, this film reveals the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)30884957 (OCoLC)31151092
Locations:
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.