Der wunderbare Flimmerkasten

Originaltitel: The Magic Box

1951
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1 Std. 58 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.

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7,0/10

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Nominiert für 2 BAFTA Awards
- 1 Gewinn & 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

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One of the extras in this movie is a teenage Ronald Kray (later the infamous London gangster).

Patzer
In 1915 when Green's three eldest sons join the army, the landlord's agent mentions that the Spanish influenza is going around. In actuality the Spanish influenza did not begin until 1918.

Zitate
William Fox-Talbot: The original thinker - the innovator - mustn't mind seeming a little foolish to his contemporaries. He must always look to his star... In the end, he may still fail. That's unimportant. If he is true to himself, he won't be too unhappy or embittered, even in failure, and will still speak for what is good.

Crazy Credits
Closing credits superimposed over the tablet bearing the following: WILLIAM FRIESE-GREENE 1855 - 1921 A PIONEER OF THE CINEMA

Verbindungen
Edited into Kraft Television Theatre: The Magic Box (1956)

Soundtracks
Let the Great Big World Keep Turning
(1917) (uncredited)
Written by Nat Ayer and Clifford Grey

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STUNNING picture.

A stunning biography of William Friese-Greene, the UK inventor who made important contributions towards the creation of the motion picture, then saw greatness pass him by. Brilliantly written by Eric Ambler, and with beautiful color photog by Jack Cardiff (working in the 3-strip Technicolor process that we see Friese-Greene working towards in the picture!). Robert Donat's performance in the lead is among his best screen work. As this was made on the occasion of Britain's 1951 "Festival of Lights", virtually every British actor of note at the time appears in the picture---but pay particularl attention for Laurence Olivier, as a London "bobby" who is the first to see Friese-Greene's "pictures that move", and for the film's closing line, delivered by Dennis Price.