Silent Movie Site

: Buster Keaton was a master of physical comedy and special effects, directing and starring in classics like The General (1926), which featured the most expensive shot of the era—a real train crashing into a river.

The history of the silent movie era is a "long story" of rapid innovation, global stardom, and nearly total destruction. Starting in the late 19th century, it was a time when filmmakers invented the very language of cinema before sound technology took over in the late 1920s. The Pioneers and Icons Silent Movie

: Renowned for its intense close-ups and the powerful performance of Renée Falconetti. : Buster Keaton was a master of physical

: Fritz Lang’s sci-fi epic, famous for its visionary set design and influence on later films like Blade Runner . Silent Movie