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Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and The Secret History of Cinema
Synopsis
The Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas's reputation rests on the trilogy of films he made in the 1970s about his childhood in postwar Scotland. What many people do not know about Douglas is that he was also a passionate collector of cinema memorabilia and pre-cinema optical devices. He incorporated many of these into his last film, Comrades, which tells the story of the first trade union from the point of view of an itinerant lanternist. Lanterna Magicka recounts the story of Douglas's collection, the making of Comrades and the remarkable legacy Douglas left us with.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 61 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
- Sean Martin, Louise Milne
- Producer
- Sean Martin, Louise Milne
- Editor
- Nick Soldan
- Screenwriter
- Louise Milne
- Director of Photography
- Sean Martin
- Music
- Chris Miles
- Principal Cast
- Robin Soans, Mick Audsley, Alex Norton, Imelda Staunton, Charles Rees, Ian Christie, Saxon Logan, Peter Jewell, Bill Douglas (archive footage)
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 16th October 2013
