David GillFilmography

Occupation:: Director, Producer
Biography:: British television producer David Gill spent most of his career closely associated with director/silent film scholar Kevin Brownlow. Together the two created the highly successful Hollywood series that centered on the movie capital during the silent era. The duo also made three excellent...Read More

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Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 3 - The Unchained Camera

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive Read More

1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 2 - Art's Promised Land

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive Read More

1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 1 - Where it All Began

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive Read More

1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 6 - End of an Era

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive Read More

1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 5 - Opportunity Lost

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive Read More

1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 4 - The Music of Light

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Hollywood has long been revered as the mecca of the movie world, and many people have forgotten -- if they ever knew -- that a thriving cinema scene developed in Europe during the great silent film era. British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, who years ago made a comprehensive Read More

1995
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Synopsis: Two of the most renowned film historian-archivists, Kevin Brownlow (Abel Gance's Napoleon) and David Gill, team up for this epic three-part documentary on the rise and fall of David Wark "D.W." Griffith, still widely regarded by many as the most brilliant and intuitive filmmaker in modern history. Read More

1993
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Vol. 3 - A Genius Recognized

Crew: Director

Synopsis: The final part of this series deals with Buster Keaton's triumphant return to the movies. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Vol. 1 - From Vaudeville to Movies

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This first part of the series covers the early portion of Buster Keaton's career. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Vol. 2 - A Star Without a Studio

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Part two of the series deals with what happens to Buster Keaton once he becomes embroiled in a bad studio contract situation. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Unknown Chaplin: My Happiest Years

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Narrated by the incomparable James Mason and co-directed by David Gill and Kevin Brownlow, this documentary features rare behind-the-scenes footage of the great filmmaker and comic actor Charles Chaplin at work creating his films. The program offers commentary and interviews with numerous people Read More

1983
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 5 - Hazard of the Game

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 5 discloses the stuntmen's secrets of the trade. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 3 - Single Beds and Double Standards

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This documentary is part of a 13 video series collection that looks at the history of Hollywood. Hollywood 3 is a celebration of how Hollywood grew into an industry and the people who shaped its personality. Hear about the memorable performers who made Hollywood famous. Some of the talented Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 2 - In the Beginning

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This documentary is part of a 13 video series collection that looks at the history of Hollywood. It is a step back in time to see how it all began from its silent screen beginnings and a celebration of how Hollywood grew into an industry. See the people who shaped Hollywoods fasinating and Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 1 - The Pioneers

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 1 -- The Pioneers is this first installment in the documentary miniseries directed by Kevin Brownlow. Produced by Thames Television in the U.K., the 13-part series was broadcast on HBO in 1980. This volume focuses on the penny arcades and Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 4 - Hollywood Goes to War

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This nostalgic video uses five short films to look back at Hollywood's efforts to bolster both overseas G.I.s and the folks back home during WW II. Each of the five shorts features an all-star cast doing things to cheer people up during a difficult time. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 12 - Star Treatment

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 12 plays tribute to the era's greats, Clara Bow, Lillian Gish and John Gilbert. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 10 - The Man with the Megaphone

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Brought to video by broadcast giant HBO, this tenth entry from the Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film series, Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 10 - The Man with the Megaphone is a close-up of silent-film directors and the art they created. A celebration Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 11 - Trick of the Light

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In this episode of Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, viewers are introduced to the critical role played by cameramen in the early days of American cinema. In a time when technology was still primitive, motion picture photography was as much art as science, and this documentary Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 8 - Comedy - A Serious Business

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 8 -- Comedy, A Serious Business is this eighth installment in the documentary miniseries directed by Kevin Brownlow. Produced by Thames Television in the U.K., the 13-part series was broadcast on HBO in 1980. This volume focuses on Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 9 - Out West

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This series segment looks at how William Cody was portrayed in The Life of Buffalo Bill, in 1913 and at the enduring popularity of Tom Mix. In addition to footage from various films, the show also includes interviews with such individuals as John Wayne Colonel Tim McCoy and Yakima Canutt. Others Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 7 - The Autocrats

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 7 compares and contrasts directors De Mille and Von Stroheim. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 13 - End of an Era

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Silent films were once thought of as a technological wonder, but advances in film science soon followed with "talkies." Movies began being filmed with sound starting with The Jazz Singer in 1927. Many actors and actresses of the time feared that their speaking voices might cause them to lose favor Read More

1980
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 6 - Swanson & Valentino

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hollywood's silent screen era is captured in this 13 volume series as narrated by James Mason. Volume 6 profiles Swanson and Valentino, 2 silent film greats. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1980
How to Make Movies

Crew: Editor

Synopsis: In this comedy documentary begun during the construction of his new studios in 1917, and continued after its completion, Charlie Chaplin gives us a look, however staged, inside the Chaplin workplace. Although never completed by Chaplin, who wanted to use it to help fulfill his First National Read More

1918

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David GillFilmography

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 3 - The Unchained Camera

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 2 - Art's Promised Land

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 1 - Where it All Began

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 6 - End of an Era

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 5 - Opportunity Lost

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood, Part 4 - The Music of Light

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Vol. 3 - A Genius Recognized

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Vol. 1 - From Vaudeville to Movies

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow, Vol. 2 - A Star Without a Studio

Unknown Chaplin: My Happiest Years

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 5 - Hazard of the Game

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 3 - Single Beds and Double Standards

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 2 - In the Beginning

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 1 - The Pioneers

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 4 - Hollywood Goes to War

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 12 - Star Treatment

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 10 - The Man with the Megaphone

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 11 - Trick of the Light

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 8 - Comedy - A Serious Business

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 9 - Out West

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 7 - The Autocrats

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 13 - End of an Era

Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 6 - Swanson & Valentino

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