Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture
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| ISBN | 0735218196 |
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| ISBN | 0425260364 |
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| ISBN | 0816637318 |
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| Author | Kevin Brownlow |
| ISBN | 0520030680 |
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| ISBN | 0425234460 |
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| ISBN | 0425243494 |
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| ISBN | 0425221636 |
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