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Edwardian Insects on Film( 2013)

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In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charlie Hamilton James

      Self - Presenter

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      David Attenborough

      Self

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      Dr Tim Boon

      Self - Science Museum, London

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      David Cleveland

      Self - Film Archivist

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      Tim Cockerill

      Self - Entomologist

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      Bryony Dixon

      Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI

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      Jenny Hammerton

      Self - Film Archivist

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      Michael Harvey

      Self - National Media Museum

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      Percy Smith

      Self - archive footage

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      John Winder

      Self - Scientist & Collector

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • insect
    • movie business
    • percy smith