Edison : the invention of the movies / the Museum of Modern Art in cooperation with the Library of Congress ; produced by Bret Wood.

Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement. In 1894, Edison was the sole pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kino International Corporation
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Higgins, Steven
Musser, Charles
Loughney, Patrick
Wallace, Michele
Bowser, Eileen
Schmidt, Michael
Carli, Philip
Mirsalis, Jon C.
Model, Ben
Sosin, Donald
Wilson, Clark
Israel, Paul
Koszarski, Richard
Wood, Bret
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [2005]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Edison, Thomas A. > (Thomas Alva), > 1847-1931.
Edison Electric Light Company.
Motion picture industry > United States.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States.
Short films > United States.
Trick cinematography > United States.
Documentary films > United States.
Silent films > United States.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (approximately 910 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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