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The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies

The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies

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In 1890, weeks before the public unveiling of his camera and projector - a year before Thomas Edison announced that the had invented a motion picture camera - Le Prince stepped on a train in France - and disappeared without a trace.

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Product ID:	9780571348640
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures
Subtitle:	A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies
Authors:	Author: Paul Fischer
Page Count:	416
Subjects:	Films, cinema, Films, cinema, Individual film directors, film-makers, True crime, Social and cultural history, Individual film directors, film-makers, True crime, Social & cultural history
Description:	Select Guide Rating In 1890, weeks before the public unveiling of his camera and projector - a year before Thomas Edison announced that the had invented a motion picture camera - Le Prince stepped on a train in France - and disappeared without a trace. A Radio 4 Book of the Week. *''Fascinating . . . filled with lively historical digressions.'' New York Times* ''Best True Crime of 2022''** In 1888 Louis Le Prince shot the world’s first motion picture in Leeds, England. In 1890, weeks before the public unveiling of his camera and projector - a year before Thomas Edison announced that the had invented a motion picture camera - Le Prince stepped on a train in France – and disappeared without a trace. He was never seen or heard from again. No body was ever found. Le Prince’s family were convinced Edison had stolen Louis’s work, and so they sued the most famous inventor in the world. By the time the lawsuit was over, Le Prince’s own son was dead under suspicious circumstances – and modern Hollywood was being born. Paul Fischer’s new book excavates one of the Victorian age’s great unsolved mysteries, and in the process offers a revelatory rewriting of the birth of motion pictures.
Imprint Name:	Faber & Faber
Publisher Name:	Faber & Faber
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-04-07

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Weight	660 g
Dimensions	164 × 240 × 40 mm