Silent Films - Blu-ray Movie Genres

Conceived and produced as talking pictures were taking Hollywood by storm, Charlie Chaplin's brilliant satire of the machine age was also his last "silent," even though it also features his first words spoken on film. The Little Tramp shuffles bravely forward into a maze of technology and the rapidly changing shape of society. Although barely in control of his own fate, he demonstrates pluck and endurance in the face of unstoppable forces.

a.k.a.	Modern Zeiten
Genres	Classic Comedies, Classic Dramas, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Silent Films
Crew	Charles Chaplin (Director)
Cast	Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Al Ernest Garcia, Richard Alexander, Cecil Reynolds, Mira McKinney, Murdock MacQuarrie
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The comic genius of silent star Harold Lloyd is eternal. Chaplin was the sweet innocent, Keaton the stoic outsider, but Lloyd, the modern guy striving for success is us. And with its torrent of perfectly executed gags and astonishing stunts, SAFETY LAST! is the perfect introduction to him.

Genres	Classic Comedies, Classics, Comedy, Silent Films
Crew	Fred C. Newmeyer (Director), Sam Taylor (Director)
Cast	Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young, Westcott Clarke
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Director F.W. Murnau's emotional odyssey stars George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor as a country couple whose marriage is threatened when O'Brien falls prey to cosmopolitan temptress Margaret Livingston's feminine wiles. Imbued with an intoxicating ambiance in style and substance, the lyrical silent film -- which is, by turns, quixotic, blissful, sensual and terrifying -- chalked up Academy Awards for Best Actress (Gaynor) and Best Cinematography.

Genres	Classic Dramas, Classics, Crime Dramas, Drama, Romance, Romance Classics, Romantic Dramas, Silent Films
Crew	F.W. Murnau (Director)
Cast	George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ralph Sipperly, Jane Winton, Arthur Housman, Eddie Boland
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Charlie Chaplin's comic masterpiece centers on the hardships of life on the Alaskan frontier. The Little Tramp plays a pathetic, lonely prospector who journeys to the Klondike hoping to discover gold and make his fortune. Instead, he gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia (Georgia Hale).

a.k.a.	Goldrausch
Genres	Classic Comedies, Classic Dramas, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Silent Films
Crew	Charles Chaplin (Director)
Cast	Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, Malcolm Waite
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In his final silent film -- widely considered one of his best -- Charlie Chaplin assumes the persona of the Little Tramp and makes the acquaintance of a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill), who, because she can't see him, believes the shabby tramp is a millionaire. The tramp attempts to raise enough money for the blind girl to have an eye operation, knowing she might eventually discover his true identity.

Genres	Classic Comedies, Classic Dramas, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romance Classics, Romantic Comedies, Romantic Dramas, Silent Films
Crew	Charles Chaplin (Director)
Cast	Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann
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Considered director Carl Theodor Dreyer's finest achievement and one of the greatest movies of all time, this stunning emotional drama recounts the events surrounding Joan of Arc's 1431 heresy trial, burning at the stake and subsequent martyrdom. The film's original version, thought to have been lost to fire, was miraculously found in perfect condition in 1981. Maria Falconetti turns in a haunting performance as the young French saint.

a.k.a.	La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Genres	Biographies, Classic Dramas, Classics, Drama, Dramas Based on Real Life, Foreign, Foreign Classic Dramas, Foreign Classics, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, France, French Dramas, Political Dramas, Silent Films, Tearjerkers
Crew	Carl Theodor Dreyer (Director)
Cast	Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon, Jean D'Yd, Louis Ravet, Jean Ayme, Gilbert Dalleu
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A young dandy gets caught in the midst of a feud between his father, Steamboat Bill Sr., and rival riverboat proprietor J.J. King. As Bill Sr. goes about toughening up his foppish son, Junior is busy falling for King's daughter.

Genres	Classic Comedies, Classic Dramas, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Silent Films
Crew	Charles Reisner (Director), Buster Keaton (Director), Bert Haines (Cinematographer), Devereaux Jennings (Cinematographer)
Cast	Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron
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