Milestones in Film History
Filmsite has compiled an extensive and detailed
timeline of key film milestones, important turning points, monumental
'firsts', technological developments, and significant historical dates
or events (organized by year) that have had a major influence
on the world body of cinema and have shaped its development. Choose
any year (to read about significant events, crucial stepping stones
in a single year, etc.), or any decade (to read about the overall era,
such as the 1920s or the 1950s).
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