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The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, and for two decades was one of the most prolific, releasing over 3000 short films and 12 feature films.During the height of silent film as a medium, Biograph was America's most prominent film studio and one of the most respected and influential studios worldwide, only rivaled by Germany's UFA, Sweden's Svensk Filmindustri and France's Pathé. The company was home to pioneering director D. W. Griffith and such actors as Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, and Lionel Barrymore.

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  • Biograph Company (en)
  • Biograph Company (ca)
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (de)
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (eo)
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (fr)
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (it)
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (nl)
  • Biograph Company (pt)
  • Мутоскоп и Байограф (ru)
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  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company estis usona kina firmao fondita en 1895 kaj aktiva ĝis la jaro 1928. Ĝi historie estis la unua usona firmao tute dediĉita al la produktado kaj prezentado de filmoj. Ĝi cetere restis la plej produktema firmao dum du jardekoj kaj distribuis pli ol tri mil filmetoj. (eo)
  • The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, and for two decades was one of the most prolific, releasing over 3000 short films and 12 feature films.During the height of silent film as a medium, Biograph was America's most prominent film studio and one of the most respected and influential studios worldwide, only rivaled by Germany's UFA, Sweden's Svensk Filmindustri and France's Pathé. The company was home to pioneering director D. W. Griffith and such actors as Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, and Lionel Barrymore. (en)
  • La American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, conosciuta in particolare col nome di Biograph, è stata una casa di produzione cinematografica statunitense fondata nel 1895 e che fu attiva fino al 1928. Fu la prima compagnia statunitense completamente dedicata alla produzione e alla proiezione di film e per più di due decenni fu una delle più attive e prolifiche del settore, distribuendo più di tremila cortometraggi e dodici lungometraggi. Nel 1991 in California è stata fondata una nuova società con lo stesso nome. (it)
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, opgericht in 1896, was van oorsprong een Amerikaanse filmmaatschappij gebaseerd op eigen uitvindingen van filmtechniek, zoals de mutoscoop en de biograaf. Internationaal opererend, vanaf 1898 ook werkzaam in Nederland, vormde zij de eerste exploitatie van filmbeelden over de actualiteit. Bij dit bedrijf begon dus het bioscoop- en televisiejournaal. (nl)
  • Мутоскоп и Байограф (англ. American Mutoscope & Biograph Co) — американская киностудия, основанная 30 декабря 1895 года. (ru)
  • Biograph Company, também conhecida como American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, foi uma companhia cinematográfica estadunidense fundada em 1895 e que ficou ativa até 1928. É considerada a primeira companhia estadunidense dedicada inteiramente à produção e exibição de filmes, e por duas décadas foi a mais prolífica, realizando por volta de 3000 filmes curtos e doze longa-metragens. Uma nova companhia com o mesmo nome foi formada na Califórnia em 1991, mas em 2012 suas operações foram suspensas. (pt)
  • Biograph Company, també coneguda com a American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, va ser una empresa cinematogràfica fundada al 1895 i activa fins al 1916. Fou la primera empresa en els Estats Units dedicada plenament a la producció cinematogràfica i a l'exposició, i durant dues dècades va ser una de les més prolífiques, publicant més de 3000 curtmetratges i 12 llargmetratges. Durant l'auge del cinema mut com a mitjà, Biograph va ser l'estudi cinematogràfic més destacat d'Amèrica i un dels estudis més respectats i influents del món, únicament rivalitzat per la d'Alemanya, Svensk Filmindustri de Suècia i Pathé de França. La companyia va ser la seu del pioner director D. W. Griffith i d'actors com Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish i Lionel Barrymore (una empresa no relacionada, amb el mateix nom, e (ca)
  • Biograph (Biograph Company) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmproduktionsgesellschaft. Sie wurde 1895 von William K. L. Dickson, einem ehemaligen Mitarbeiter von Thomas Edison, Herman Casler, Henry Marvin und Elias Koopman als American Mutoscope Company, ab 1902 American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, gegründet und 1909 in Biograph Company umbenannt. (de)
  • L'American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, aussi appelée Biograph Company, est une compagnie cinématographique américaine fondée en décembre 1895 sous le nom de American Mutoscope Company, très active dans la production de films jusqu'en 1916. Elle fut la première compagnie entièrement vouée à la production et à la diffusion de films aux États-Unis. Durant deux décennies, ce fut l'une des plus prolifiques du secteur, produisant plus de trois cents courts métrages et douze longs métrages. En 1991, une nouvelle société, portant le même nom, a été créée en Californie. (fr)
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