The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures - A True Tale of Obsession, Murder and the Movies (Hardcover, Main)

A Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Fascinating . . . filled with lively historical digressions.' New York Times 'Best True Crime of 2022' In 1888 Louis Le Prince shot the world's first motion picture in Leeds, England. In 1890, weeks before the public unveiling of his camera and projector - a year before Thomas Edison announced that the had invented a motion picture camera - Le Prince stepped on a train in France - and disappeared without a trace. He was never seen or heard from again. No body was ever found. Le Prince's family were convinced Edison had stolen Louis's work, and so they sued the most famous inventor in the world. By the time the lawsuit was over, Le Prince's own son was dead under suspicious circumstances - and modern Hollywood was being born. Paul Fischer's new book excavates one of the Victorian age's great unsolved mysteries, and in the process offers a revelatory rewriting of the birth of motion pictures.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2022
Authors:	Paul Fischer
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-34864-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-571-34864-5
Barcode:	9780571348640

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