Miniseries

(1995)
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Episodes 6

1 Where It All Began

October 1, 1995

58m

Highlighting the world's first public presentation of films in Paris, the comedies by Max Linder, Abel Gance's J'Accuse and the onset of World War I.

2 Art's Promised Land

October 8, 1995

58m

Including Ingeborg Holm by Victor Sjostrom and Greta Garbo's star-making performance opposite Lars Hanson in Gosta Berling's Saga. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.

3 The Unchained Camera

October 15, 1995

58m

Featuring The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein, Metropolis by Fritz Lang, Joyless Street starring Greta Garbo, The White Hell of Pitz Palu featuring Leni Riefenstahl and Louise Brooks becomes a star in Pandora's Box.

4 The Music of Light

October 22, 1995

58m

Highlighting Abel Gance's masterpiece, Napoleon.

5 Opportunity Lost

October 29, 1995

58m

Exploring the early career of Alfred Hitchcock.

6 End of an Era

November 5, 1995

58m

Focusing on the arrival of sound films, The Jazz Singer and the onslaught of World War II.

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