Thank You, Mr. Robertson

1985 | 77 minutes | 7.0 ★ (1)

Thank You, Mr. Robertson
  • Overview

    A glimpse of the pre-history of cinema starting with the projections of Etienne Gaspard Robert (also known as M. Robertson), who used magic lanterns and other optical illusions to develop the genre of the Gothic phantasmagoria in the late eighteenth century.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1985

  • DirectingPierre Levie
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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