What Do Those Old Films Mean?
1985 | 156m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Noël Burch |
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| Writer: | Noël Burch |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 16, 1985 |
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| Director: | Noël Burch |
| Writer: | Noël Burch |
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| Production Companies | Channel 4 Television, Ministère de la culture |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Douglas Fairbanks | Himself(archive footage) |
| Mary Pickford | Herself(archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
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| Lucien Psichari | Thanks |
| Alain Cottreault | Thanks |
| Annick Nozati | Music |
| Bernard Eisenschitz | Script Consultant |
| Jorge Dana | Researcher |
| Jacques Champreux | Thanks |
| Noël Burch | Writer, Director |
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| Hubert Niogret | Producer |
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