Silent Films, 1877‐1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies

Did you know that from 1902 to 1927 the Faust legend was filmed 15 times? This and other interesting facts are found in Silent Films, 1877‐1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. The work is a select critical guide, international in scope, of silent films. The work's author, the late Robert K. Klepper, provides a chronological history of the silent film industry, including the actors, producers, directors, and other trailblazers who originated films as we know them today. Covering over 119 years of filmmaking, Klepper includes “every type of film that existed in the silent era”. The work, a labour...