Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

1975 0h 59m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 19

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Synopsis

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Thom Andersen's hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Muybridge's photographic studies of animal locomotion in the 1870s were a major forerunner of movies; even more interesting are his subsequent studies of diverse people, photographed against neutral backgrounds.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dean Stockwell
Narrator (voice)
Anje Bos
Model
Sharon Hagen
Model

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thom Andersen
Writers: Thom Andersen, Fay Andersen, Morgan Fisher
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thom Andersen, shot by Morgan Fisher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Cohen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Morgan Fisher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dean Stockwell and Anje Bos and Sharon Hagen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Thom Andersen directs. Morgan Fisher behind the camera. Michael Cohen scores. Morgan Fisher cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Thom Andersen, shot by Morgan Fisher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Cohen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Morgan Fisher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dean Stockwell and Anje Bos and Sharon Hagen carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0071454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Morgan Fisher
Original score: Michael Cohen
Editing: Morgan Fisher
Runtime: 59 min · 0h 59m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)

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Thom Andersen

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Production companies

Who made it

UN
University of California Los Angeles
US

Key crew

ProducerThom Andersen
EditorMorgan Fisher
Sound EngineerJames McCormac
Assistant CameraMark Whitney
Co-DirectorFay Andersen
Co-DirectorMorgan Fisher

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

technology
photography
biography

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere1975-09-28· "The New American Filmmakers Series", The Whiney Museum of American Art, NYC
Premiere1976-05-26· Los Angeles, California
Premiere2014-03-27· Ann Arbor Film Festival
Premiere2014-04-13· Art of the Real
Premiere2015-11-06· Harvard Film Archive