Polish Film: A Twentieth Century History

by Robert Hammond and Charles Ford

When the Lumiere brothers introduced the motion picture in 1895, Poland was a divided and suffering nation--yet Polish artists found their way into the new world of cinema. Boleslaw Matuszewski created his first documentary films in 1896, and Poland's first movie house was established in 1908. Despite war and repression, Polish cinema continued to grow and to reach for artistic heights. The twentieth century closed with new challenges, but a new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786446773
• ISBN13: 9780786446773
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher