Silent Movies

Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the
greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia, Peter Kobel has created
the definitive visual history of silent film. From its birth in the 1890s,
with the earliest narrative shorts, through the brilliant full-length features
of the 1920s, Silent Movies captures the greatest directors and actors and
their immortal films.

Silent Movies also looks at the technology of early film, the use of color
photography, and the restoration work being spearheaded by some of Hollywood's
most important directors, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.

Richly illustrated from the Library of Congress's extensive collection of
posters, paper prints, film stills, and memorabilia -- most of which have
never been in print -- Silent Movies is an important work of history that will
also be a sought-after gift book for all lovers of film.