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Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema

03/28/2010

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0hr 59min

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Documentary

STORY

Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but closer to home in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing the unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic sense of timing, Merton combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the weird and wonderful world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments of his own.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Paul Merton
  • Neil Brand
  • Suki Webster
  • Serge Bromberg
  • Suzie Plumb

    Director

  • Kate Broome

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC Bristol Productions

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Paul Merton

Himself

Neil Brand

Himself

Suki Webster

Herself

Suzie Plumb

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