American Cinema

American Cinema

544 mins | Documentary | Jan. 23, 1995

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

American Cinema

544 mins | Documentary | Jan. 23, 1995

American Cinema
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
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Image Entertainment
Original title American Cinema
Directors Alain Klarer
Writers

Cast

John Lithgow

as Narrator

Frances McDormand

as Narrator

Kathleen Turner

as Narrator

Joe Morton

as Narrator

Richard Widmark

as Narrator

Eli Wallach

as Narrator

Matthew Modine

as Narrator

Peter Coyote

as Narrator

Cliff Robertson

as Narrator

Kathy Selverstone

as Narrator

Mark Heenahan

as Narrator