The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Life Murder Mystery from the Birth of the Movies

Author: Paul Fischer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'This extraordinary tale of rivalry and celluloid . . . has fascinated cineastes for years.' - Kathryn Hughes, Sunday Times'Illuminating and thrilling.' - The Spectator 'Absorbing, forensic and jaw-dropping.' - Total Film In 1888, Louis Le Prince shot the world's first motion picture in Leeds, England. In 1890, weeks before the planned public unveiling of his camera and projector, Le Prince boarded a train in France - and disappeared without a...Read more