The fight that started the movies
the world heavyweight championship, the birth of cinema and the first feature film
by Samuel Jay Hawley
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"How boxing was a driving force in the development of motion pictures in the 1890s, pushing the capacity of the movie camera from twenty seconds to a full minute, then eight minutes, then over an hour, and also driving the development of the projector. Details the rise of boxers Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons and parallel developments in movie technology, spearheaded by Thomas Edison, William Dickson and others, that ultimately led to their 1897 heavyweight title fight being recorded by film pioneer Enoch Rector to become the world's first feature-length film."--
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Cinematography, History, Equipment and supplies, Motion pictures, Boxing, Documentary films, History and criticism, Boxing films, Cinéma, Histoire, Appareils et matériel, Boxe, Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight (Motion picture)People
Enoch J. Rector (1863-1957), James J. Corbett (1866-1933), Robert James Fitzsimmons (1863-1917)Places
United States, États-UnisTimes
19th century, 19e siècleShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The fight that started the movies: the world heavyweight championship, the birth of cinema and the first feature film
2016, Conquistador Press
in English
0992078687 9780992078683
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