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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. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise , Marty Feldman , Bernadette Peters and Sid Caesar , with cameos by Anne Bancroft , Liza Minnelli , Burt Reynolds , James Caan , Marcel Marceau and Paul ...
- June 17, 1976
- Michael Hertzberg
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 spoken by Marcel Marceau, and features slapstick, mime and parody.
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- Comedy
- Mel Brooks
- 1976-06-16
A list of the best silent films from the 1920s and 1930s, with summaries, ratings, and trivia. See classics like The General, Metropolis, Sunrise, and more.
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 .
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.
A classic spoof of the silent era by Mel Brooks, starring himself and his regulars. Funn tries to make a comeback with a silent movie, but faces many obstacles and hilarious situations along the way.
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- Comedy
- PG
Mel Brooks directs and stars in a parody of silent movies, with Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise as his sidekicks. They try to convince Hollywood stars to make a silent film to save a bankrupt studio from a takeover.
