Edwardian Insects on Film (2013)

Edwardian Insects on Film (2013)

2013-03-19 United Kingdom 59 Min. PG-13
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Overview

In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history.

Cast

Charlie Hamilton James is Self - Presenter
Self - Presenter
David Attenborough is Self
Self
Dr Tim Boon is Self - Science Museum, London
Self - Science Museum, London
David Cleveland is Self - Film Archivist
Self - Film Archivist
Tim Cockerill is Self - Entomologist
Self - Entomologist
Bryony Dixon is Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI
Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI
Jenny Hammerton is Self - Film Archivist
Self - Film Archivist
Michael Harvey is Self - National Media Museum
Self - National Media Museum
Percy Smith is Self - archive footage
Self - archive footage
John Winder is Self - Scientist & Collector
Self - Scientist & Collector

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