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The Magic Box: Directed by John Boulting. With Renée Asherson, Richard Attenborough, Robert Beatty, Martin Boddey. A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- John Boulting
- 1952-08-01
The Magic Box is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation.
The Magic Box. The story of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor who made the first movie camera. Starring: Maria Schell, Margaret Johnston, Robert Beatty
- 108 min
Aug 11, 2010 · Magic Box, The -- (Movie Clip) We Shall Be The Idle Rich Opening scene in which the now elderly inventtor William Friese-Greene (Robert Donat) visits his long-estranged wife Edith (Margaret Johnston), open John and Roy Boulting's The Magic Box, 1951.
- John Boulting
- Robert Donat
William Friese-Green (Robert Donat) is a young British photographer who dreams of making the projection of moving images into a reality. Through various experiments, luck and...
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- John Boulting
- Biography
- Robert Donat
The life and long-forgotten works of William Friese-Greene, a pioneer of British cinema, who claimed to have invented the first film camera. 116 IMDb 7.0 1 h 48 min 1952. 7+. Historical · Drama · Sad · Thoughtful.
The story of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor who (this film would have you think) made the first movie camera.Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgo...
- 5 min
- 32.2K
- Carlos Daniel Reichel
