Released:
2006-05-31

Overview:
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.

Director:
David M. Thompson

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Matthew Sweet
  as
  Himself - Presenter
• 
  Jack Cardiff
  as
  Himself
• 
  Ian Christie
  as
  Himself
• 
  Bryony Dixon
  as
  Himself
• 
  Michael Eaton
  as
  Himself