Kevin Brownlow Movies

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind...

World War II, 1940. When the Nazi hordes invade and occupy Great Britain, the English citizens are soon divided between those who choose to...

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and...

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue...

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry...

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into...

A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.

A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,”...

A documentary about the Irish scientist Charlotte Keppel who in the 1930s invented a machine that could see into the past.

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated...

Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show...

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the...

A riveting account of the tragic adventure of filmmaker Varick Frissell and his filming of "The Viking" (1931) and the tragic events that befell that...

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959.

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks