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What Do Those Old Films Mean?

What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985)

60% User Rating
2h 36min
TV Movie
Documentary

Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.

Noël BurchDirector

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Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Himself(archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Herself(archive footage)

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