43659
43659

American Cinema

1994-01-01
8
en
Documentary
13 episode series created by PBS to commemorate 100 years of movie-going. The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular 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 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.

Producer

Shana Swanson

Producer

Sasha Alpert

Producer

Lilibet Foster

Producer

Danielle Gardner

Producer

Brian Street

Original Music Composer

Thomas Wagner

Status

Ended

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • New York Center for Visual History
  • KCET