diff --git a/glib/demo/utils.c b/glib/demo/utils.c
index 40f541f..eae3e89 100644
--- a/glib/demo/utils.c
+++ b/glib/demo/utils.c
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@
 	pgd_table_add_property (GTK_GRID (table), "<b>Synchronous Play:</b>", poppler_movie_synchronous_play (movie) ? "Yes" : "No", &row);
 	pgd_table_add_property (GTK_GRID (table), "<b>Volume:</b>", g_strdup_printf("%i", poppler_movie_get_volume (movie)), &row);
 	pgd_table_add_property (GTK_GRID (table), "<b>Rate:</b>", g_strdup_printf("%g", poppler_movie_get_rate (movie)), &row);
-        start = poppler_movie_get_start (movie);
+        poppler_movie_get_start (movie, &start);
         pgd_table_add_property (GTK_GRID (table), "<b>Start:</b>", g_strdup_printf("%lu/%i s", start.units, start.units_per_second), &row);
-        duration = poppler_movie_get_duration (movie);
+        poppler_movie_get_duration (movie, &duration);
         pgd_table_add_property (GTK_GRID (table), "<b>Duration:</b>", g_strdup_printf("%lu/%i s", duration.units, duration.units_per_second), &row);
 	pgd_table_add_property (GTK_GRID (table), "<b>Rotation Angle:</b>", g_strdup_printf("%u", poppler_movie_get_rotation_angle (movie)), &row);
 
diff --git a/glib/poppler-movie.cc b/glib/poppler-movie.cc
index f505ce0..989f3a9 100644
--- a/glib/poppler-movie.cc
+++ b/glib/poppler-movie.cc
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@
  * the PDF viewer accepts any interactive action
  *
  * Return value: %TRUE if yes, %FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
  */
 gboolean
 poppler_movie_synchronous_play (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie)
@@ -227,6 +229,8 @@
  * Returns the playback audio volume
  *
  * Return value: volume setting for the movie (0 - 100)
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
  */
 gint
 poppler_movie_get_volume (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie)
@@ -243,6 +247,8 @@
  * Returns the relative speed of the movie
  *
  * Return value: the relative speed of the movie (1 means no change)
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
  */
 gdouble
 poppler_movie_get_rate (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie)
@@ -260,6 +266,8 @@
  *
  * Return value: the number of degrees the movie should be rotated (positive,
  * multiples of 90: 0, 90, 180, 270)
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
  */
 gushort
 poppler_movie_get_rotation_angle (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie)
@@ -269,20 +277,38 @@
   return poppler_movie->rotation_angle;
 }
 
-const static PopplerMovieTime time0 = {0, 0};
-
-PopplerMovieTime
-poppler_movie_get_start (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie)
+/**
+ * poppler_movie_get_start:
+ * @poppler_movie: a #PopplerMovie
+ * @start: (out): a return location for a #PopplerMovieTime
+ *
+ * Obtains the start position of the movie playback
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
+ */
+void
+poppler_movie_get_start (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie,
+                         PopplerMovieTime *start)
 {
-  g_return_val_if_fail (POPPLER_IS_MOVIE (poppler_movie), time0);
+  g_return_if_fail (POPPLER_IS_MOVIE (poppler_movie));
 
-  return poppler_movie->start;
+  *start = poppler_movie->start;
 }
 
-PopplerMovieTime
-poppler_movie_get_duration (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie)
+/**
+ * poppler_movie_get_duration:
+ * @poppler_movie: a #PopplerMovie
+ * @duration: (out): a return location for a #PopplerMovieTime
+ *
+ * Obtains the duration of the movie playback
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
+ */
+void
+poppler_movie_get_duration (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie,
+                            PopplerMovieTime *duration)
 {
-  g_return_val_if_fail (POPPLER_IS_MOVIE (poppler_movie), time0);
+  g_return_if_fail (POPPLER_IS_MOVIE (poppler_movie));
 
-  return poppler_movie->duration;
+  *duration = poppler_movie->duration;
 }
diff --git a/glib/poppler-movie.h b/glib/poppler-movie.h
index 0cb7bb2..e1960c1 100644
--- a/glib/poppler-movie.h
+++ b/glib/poppler-movie.h
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
   POPPLER_MOVIE_PLAY_MODE_PALINDROME
 } PopplerMoviePlayMode;
 
+/**
+ * PopplerMovieTime:
+ *
+ * Time-related entities (start position, duration); to get the equivalent
+ * value in seconds, calculate (double) units/units_per_second. Note that
+ * units_per_second may be zero if the respective entity is undefined.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.79
+ */
 typedef struct {
   gulong units;
   gint units_per_second;
@@ -75,9 +84,11 @@
 POPPLER_PUBLIC
 gushort              poppler_movie_get_rotation_angle (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie);
 POPPLER_PUBLIC
-PopplerMovieTime     poppler_movie_get_start (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie);
+void                 poppler_movie_get_start (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie,
+                                              PopplerMovieTime *start);
 POPPLER_PUBLIC
-PopplerMovieTime     poppler_movie_get_duration (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie);
+void                 poppler_movie_get_duration (PopplerMovie *poppler_movie,
+                                                 PopplerMovieTime *duration);
 
 G_END_DECLS