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D.W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film: The Early Years at Biograph

D.W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film: The Early Years at Biograph

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D.W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film: The Early Years at Biograph

D.W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film: The Early Years at Biograph

Penned By Tom Gunning
4.85 14,314 Ratings
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"The definitive work on Griffith's early career... Will solidify the way in which film scholars, critics, and teachers conceive of not only Griffith's crucial contributions to film history but all early filmmaking in the U.S."- David Dresser"An all-encompassing vision of D.W. Griffith's early work. Gunning's study is full of new information and places the Biographs in a lucid historical-critical context that will serve any future scholar who ventures into the realm of early cinema."- Joyce E. Jesionowski

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Length 328 Pages
Imprint University of Illinois Press
Released 1991
Identifier (ISBN) 349388
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