Movies and TvShows featuring "silent-film-era" theme.

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey is a documentary that explores the life and career of legendary filmmaker George Stevens. The film delves into his experiences as a cinematographer, his involvement in D-Day and documenting the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp during World War II, and his rise to becoming a famous director. It also explores his personal life, including his father-son relationship, his experiences with blacklisting during the McCarthy era, and his impact on the film industry. Through interviews, archival footage, and clips from his films, this documentary provides an intimate look into the world of George Stevens and his contributions to the art of filmmaking.

This documentary delves into the fascinating story of Charlie Chaplin, highlighting his struggles with homophobia, antisemitism, and accusations of being a communist. It takes you through his journey as an Englishman in America, his rise to stardom in Hollywood, and his impact on the film industry.

This is the story of a man who climbed the Hollywood ladder, one rung at a time, until he reached the top and became the most popular American actor of his era.

Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino makes it big in silent Hollywood, but he ends up struggling between his career and the woman he loves.

A nostalgic look at film clips from the Silent era.

A compilation of three short trick films by Georges Méliès: El melómano (1903) (The Melomaniac aka The Music Lover)(1903), El monstruo (1903) (The Monster) (1903) and El verdugo turco (1904) (The Terrible Turkish Executioner) (1904).