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Film Before Film

8.419871h 23mMovieDocumentary

An exhilarating and amusing encyclopedic look at the "prehistory" of cinema. Werner Nekes charts the fascination with moving pictures which led to the birth of film, covering shadow plays, peep shows, flip books, flicks, magic lanterns,…

DirectorWerner Nekes

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Cast · Directed by Werner Nekes

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