Man with a Movie Camera is a film associated with 1929. Dziga Vertov’s documentary experiment explores filmmaking itself through montage and scenes of urban life.

For films from the silent and early-cinema era, alternate titles, surviving prints, and restoration histories can differ between archives.

Why Man with a Movie Camera is in this movie guide

The film is included in the British Film Institute’s influential Sight and Sound critics’ poll. Critics’ placements are distinct from audience ratings or viewing totals.

Movie information

  • Film: Man with a Movie Camera
  • Original release year: 1929
  • Coverage: BFI Sight and Sound critics’ selection
  • Guide type: film information and discovery (no video is hosted on this page)

Finding the right edition

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Research references

BFI critics’ poll. These sources are used for context, not as a claim of precise monthly search volume.