Hugo Munsterberg's The Photoplay (1916) is one of the first and most important early works of film theory. In this edition, Allan Langdale provides a critical introduction to the seminal text and collects numerous hard-to-find writings by Munsterberg.

Hugo Munsterberg's The Photoplay (1916) is one of the first and most important early works of film theory. Munsterberg's work on the emerging art of cinema remains a key document for film scholars, but it has long been out of print. In this new edition, Allan Langdale provides a critical introduction to the seminal text and collects numerous hard-to-find writings on film by Munsterberg.