Has the Film Already Started?
Le film est déjà commencé ?
Synopsis
“A pink moving screen will stand at the entrance to the theatre, in the night. One hour before the screening a projectionist will show Griffith’s Intolerance on this screen. The start of the film will be announced at 8.30 but no one will enter before 9.30. During these 60 minutes of waiting, people on the first floor of the building will shake out very dusty carpets, and someone else will throw ice water on the heads of those spectators waiting for the screening. Some actors who have infiltrated the crowd will insult other actors on the first floor. At this moment only, and to stop the beginning of a scandal, the doors of the theatre will open…”
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Maurice Lemaître
- Original Title
- Le film est déjà commencé ?
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
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What is Has the Film Already Started? about?
“A pink moving screen will stand at the entrance to the theatre, in the night. One hour before the screening a projectionist will show Griffith’s Intolerance on this screen. The start of the film will be announced at 8.30 but no one will enter before 9.30. During these 60 minutes of waiting, people on the first floor of the building will shake out very dusty carpets, and someone else will throw ice water on the heads of those spectators waiting for the screening. Some actors who have infiltrated the crowd will insult other actors on the first floor. At this moment only, and to stop the beginning of a scandal, the doors of the theatre will open…”
Who directed Has the Film Already Started??
Has the Film Already Started? was directed by Maurice Lemaître.
Who stars in Has the Film Already Started??
The principal cast of Has the Film Already Started? includes Marcelle Dumont-Billaudot, Christiane Guymer, Bernard Marçay, Isidore Isou, Maurice Lemaître.
When was Has the Film Already Started? released and how long is it?
Has the Film Already Started? was released in 1951 with a total runtime of 1h 2m.