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             The Seven Ages 
            (1905) United States of America 
            B&W : 415 feet 
            Directed by Edwin S. Porter 
            Cast: [?] Thomas H. Ince? 
            Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 27 February 1905 by Thomas A. Edison [H57124, H57125, H57126, H57127, H57128, H57129, H57130]. Released April 1905. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Two scenes utilize an indoor night time shot in front of a fireplace — shot during the day, the fire is daylight allowed to reflect off a tray of water in the fireplace. The film includes intertitles. Ball-Shakespeare p. 32 extrapolates that the film may have been exhibited accompanying an oral recitation. 
            Drama. 
            Synopsis: An examination of the phases of life: Infancy, Playmates, Schoolmates, Lovers, The Soldier, The Judge, Second Childhood. 
            Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive]. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Keywords: Animals: Cats - Apples - Baby bottles - Books - Children - Dolls - Families - Fences: Picket - Fireplaces - Homecomings - Infants - Judges - Kissing - Soldiers - Swords - Uniforms - Yarn 
            Listing updated: 12 April 2024. 
            References: Film viewing : Ball-Shakespeare pp. 32, 307, 390; Fell-History pp. 37, 47; Niver-First p. 87; Sklar-Movie p. 27 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb. 
            Home video: DVD. 
            
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