All MoviesTV ShowsPeopleDiscover

Browse By Genre

ActionAdventureAnimationComedyCrimeDocumentaryDramaFamilyFantasyHistoryHorrorMusicMysteryRomanceScience FictionTV MovieThrillerWarWestern
NextFlixCinematic Explorer
Edison: The Invention of the Movies poster
Documentary

Edison: The Invention of the Movies(2005)

8.0(3)
12h 10m
2005-01-01

A history of the Edison Company, the pioneering film production company begun by Thomas A. Edison. Included are more than 140 complete films produced by the company between 1891 and 1918, along with interviews with film historians and archivists, and commentary by Charles Musser, a noted film historian and authority on the films of the Edison Company.

Edison: The Invention of the Movies poster

Trailer unavailable or blocked in your region for this title.

Available on

Free

Kanopy logoKanopy

Recommendations

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty poster

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000
The Untold History Of The United States poster

The Untold History Of The United States

2012
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th poster

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

1985
O.J.: Made in America poster

O.J.: Made in America

2016
The Big Four: Live in Sofia poster

The Big Four: Live in Sofia

2010
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert poster

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

1992

Top Cast

Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Himself (archive footage)
No Photo
Charles Musser
Himself (film historian)