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- While indeed silent (except for one word, music, and numerous sound effects), the film is a parody of the silent film genre, particularly the slapstick comedies of Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett, and Buster Keaton.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Released in 1976, this comedy film directed by Mel Brooks takes a humorous look at the era of silent cinema. In this article, we’ll delve into 40 fascinating facts about this classic movie, from its star-studded cast to the challenges of creating a silent film in a modern era.
Silent Movie is a 1976 American satirical comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks, and released by 20th Century Fox on June 17, 1976. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, and Sid Caesar, with appearances by Anne Bancroft, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Marcel Marceau, and Paul ...
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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 in many...
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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.
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Starring: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise. Genres: Parody, Slapstick, Absurdist Comedy. Rated the #147 best film of 1976, and #9867 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).
Silent film had slapstick comedies that included the films starring Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Keystone Cops and Harold Lloyd. These comedians often laced their slapstick with social commentary while comedians such as Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges did not contain these social messages.
