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Jun 16, 1976 · A film director and his friends try to make a silent movie in Hollywood with famous stars. The film is mostly silent, except for one word of dialogue by Marcel Marceau, and features slapstick, mime and parody.
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- Comedy
- Mel Brooks
- 1976-06-16
Silent Movie is a 1976 American satirical silent comedy film co-written, directed by and starring Mel Brooks, released by 20th Century Fox in summer 1976.
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of inter- title cards .
A list of the best silent films from the 1920s and 1930s, with summaries, ratings, and cast information. See classics like The General, Metropolis, Sunrise, and City Lights.
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
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- Mel Brooks
- PG
- 87 min
In this dialogue-free slapstick comedy, film director Mel Funn (Mel Brooks) travels to the ailing Big Picture Studios to pitch his comeback film: the first feature-length silent movie...
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- Comedy
- PG
Apr 19, 2024 · A list of the most creative and influential silent films from 1904 to 1929, with brief reviews and directors. Explore the visual vocabulary, genres and themes of the era of silent cinema.
