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American Cinema (1995)

One Hundred Years of Filmmaking

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 9H 4M

Director : Alain Klarer

Synopsis

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

Actors

John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Narrator
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Narrator
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Narrator
Joe Morton
Joe Morton
Narrator
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Narrator
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Narrator
Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine
Narrator
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson
Narrator
Kathy Selverstone
Kathy Selverstone
Narrator
Mark Heenahan
Mark Heenahan
Narrator

Crews

Alain Klarer
Alain Klarer
Director

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