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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 .
Jun 16, 1976 · Silent Movie: Directed by Mel Brooks. With Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar. A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
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 with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, mime and title cards.
100 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Sherlock Jr. 1924 45m Passed. 8.2 (58K) Rate. A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch. Director Buster Keaton Stars Buster Keaton Kathryn McGuire Joe Keaton. 2. The Crowd. 1928 1h 38m Not Rated.
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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Apr 14, 2018 · Every movie fan can use a primer on the earliest essentials of cinema. Well, you're in luck; here's the tl;dr version of the silent film era.
Apr 19, 2024 · The challenge of visual storytelling without sound pushed filmmakers to find new ways to tell stories and communicate ideas. This list is an attempt to highlight the best silent films, not the...
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.
Feb 11, 2024 · A silent film is a type of motion picture that does not include synchronized recorded sound or spoken dialogue. The idea of silent cinema is rooted in the ability to convey a story purely through visual elements such as actions, expressions, and title cards, which are interjected into the film to provide narrative structure or convey dialogue ...
