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La Commune 1871, cinema poster. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards
French soldiers using film of a cavalry charge for rifle practice, 1912. From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 30 June 1912)
Sergei Bondarchuk, Russian film director, 1964. Bondarchuk (1920-1994) during the shooting of War and Peace. His adaptation of Tolstoys novel took seven years to complete
Eduard Artemyev, Russian composer, 1984. Artemyev (19370-) is a composer of electronic music and film scores. He composed the scores for the films Solaris (1972)
Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective. Holmes, the detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) in the 1890s, as portrayed by the early English film star, Clive Brook (1887-1974)
Scene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers film, 1942. Artist: Irving RapperScene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers, 1942. Still of the stars of the film, Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. Producer: Hal B Rogers. Director: Irving Rapper
Scene from The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, 1920. Artist: Robert WieneScene from The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, 1920. German Expressionist silent film with a story of murder and intrigue. Director: Robert Wiene
Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Artist: Victor FlemingScene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Still showing part of the burning of Atlanta sequence. MGM film based on the novel of the American Civil War by Margaret Mitchell, screenplay by Sidney Howard
Lillian Gish (1896-1993), American stage and screen actress, 1912. Lillian Gish was one of the stars of early cinema, forming a partnership with the great director DW Griffith
Mary Pickford (nee Gladys Mary Smith) (1893-1979), Canadian-born American actress, c1929Mary Pickford (nee Gladys Mary Smith) (1893-1979), Canadian-born American actress, known as The Worlds Sweetheart, c1929
Munchhausen, 1943. Baron Munchhausen, played by Hans Albers, flying on a cannon ball, in Josef von Bakys 1943 film Munchhausen. A print from Signal, April 1943
John (1882-1942) and Lionel (1878-1954) Barrymore, American stage and screen actors. The Barrymore brothers came from a family with an illustrious theatre tradition