Film

The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years

Name: The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-09-15

2022 · 1h 15m · Documentary

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Overview

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.