What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985)
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.
Released: Nov 16, 1985
Runtime: 156 minutes
Genre: TV Movie, Documentary
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford
Crew: Hubert Niogret (Producer), Annick Nozati (Music), Alain Cottreault (Thanks), Jorge Dana (Researcher), Bernard Eisenschitz (Script Consultant), Jacques Champreux (Thanks)