Early Directors on Directing (2009)
There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few people know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred episodes of "Have Gun, Will Travel," "Thriller," "Gunsmoke," and many independent features.
- Date of release
- 2009-01-01
- Runtime
- 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Ally Acker
Casting
- Lillian Gish — Self
- Katharine Hepburn — Self
- Mala Powers — Self
- Ida Lupino — Self
- Jodie Foster — Self
- Lois Weber — Self
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