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American Cinema

American Cinema (1995)

9h 4m | PG-13

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The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic. It's a mesmerizing, epic analysis that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics. As seen on PBS, this highly acclaimed series is the definitive chronicle of the American cinema, from its beginning to today. Includes interviews with Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet, Julia Roberts, Martin Scorsese, Gene Siskel, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, and many more. A New York Center for Visual History Production in co-production with KCET and the BBC

Director: Alain Klarer

Studio: Image Entertainment

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

as Narrator

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

as Narrator

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

as Narrator

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

as Narrator

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

as Narrator

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

as Narrator