Ostensibly a cosy biopic of portrait snapper and part-time inventor William Friese-Green (Robert Donat), this Boutling Brothers opus courts controversy by painting our man as the undisputed creator of the moving image. Still, historical liberties don’t ruin a quaint (if hackneyed) curio that portrays Friese-Green as a mad scientist, misunderstood genius and forgotten hero. Cameos from Laurence Olivier, Richard Attenborough, Peter Ustinov and even a teenage Ronnie Kray. No extras.
Film Details
- U
- DVD RELEASE: Jun 25th 2007
Try This...
Latest Reviews Updated: May 23rd 2012
-
Cinema
-
Blu-ray
-
DVD
-
UK Box Office
Most Popular
-
News
- 1Django Unchained Footage Revealed: Cannes Reaction
- 2First trailer for Skyfall: watch now
- 3Tom Hardy talks working with Gary Oldman on The Dark Knight Rises
- 4Robert Pattinson to join Catching Fire?
- 5New secret Catwoman poster revealed for The Dark Knight Rises
- 6Seth MacFarlane's Ted gets a rude new poster
- 7Six new character posters for The Dark Knight Rises
- 8Iron Man 3 adds a new villain, and Jon Favreau returns
- 9Four epic new banners for The Dark Knight Rises
- 102 new TV spots for The Dark Knight Rises: watch now
-
Reviews
-
Features
- 150 Best Movies Of 2011
- 250 Worst Movies Of 2011
- 310 Questions Raised By The Skyfall Teaser Trailer
- 4The 20 Greatest Movie Porn Parodies
- 515 Craziest Cronenberg Moments
- 615 Greatest Cannes 2012 Movies
- 750 Greatest Cannes Breakthroughs
- 8Worst To Best: Movie Threequels
- 915 Greatest Cannes Movie Posters
- 10The Making Of On The Road
-
Video
