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The Magic Box is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. [4] The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. [5] It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation.
The Magic Box: Directed by John Boulting. With Renée Asherson, Richard Attenborough, Robert Beatty, Martin Boddey. A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- John Boulting
- 1952-08-01
The Magic Box (1951) Publication date. 1951. Topics. 1951, 9Honey Movies. The Magic Box. The story of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor who made the first movie camera. Starring: Maria Schell, Margaret Johnston, Robert Beatty. Addeddate.
- 108 min
The Magic Box. William Friese-Green (Robert Donat) is a young British photographer who dreams of making the projection of moving images into a reality. Through various experiments, luck and sheer ...
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- John Boulting
- Biography
- Robert Donat
The Magic Box (movie) The Magic Box. (movie) The Magic Box is a 1951 British biographical drama movie directed by John Boulting and starring Robert Donat, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell, Janette Scott, Robert Beatty, Richard Attenborough, Basil Sydney, Bernard Miles, Glynis Johns, Sheila Sim, Peter Ustinov, Laurence Olivier, Michael Denison ...
The Magic Box. (1952) Movie "A rich and deeply moving story of a man whose achievement opened up a new world, and of the two women whose love and sacrifices made it possible!" Audience Score. 63 ...
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Made for the 1951 Festival of Britain as the film industry's primary showcase for its history, technology and associated glamour, The Magic Box is a largely uncritical adaptation of Ray Allister's rose-tinted biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene. Its central thesis, that Friese-Greene was the primary inventor of moving ...
