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Birt Acres was the first commercial filmmaker in Britain and Germany but has been ill-served by film history. Of mysterious origins, this book tells his full story for the first time: tracing his American beginnings, his fame in the field of British photography, his embrace of the moving image and his later, overlooked years.

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      Publisher: University of Exeter Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/24/2025
      ISBN13: 9781804131466, 978-1804131466
      ISBN10: 1804131466

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      Book Synopsis
      Birt Acres was the first commercial filmmaker in Britain and Germany but has been ill-served by film history. Of mysterious origins, this book tells his full story for the first time: tracing his American beginnings, his fame in the field of British photography, his embrace of the moving image and his later, overlooked years.

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