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The Universal Story

19967.7 / 10120 min
Documentary

Overview

Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents from artists like John Ford, Erich Von Stroheim, and Lon Chaney and prospered further in the Sound Era under the leadership of Carl Leammle Jr. with such classics as "All Quiet on The Western Front," "Showboat," and the studio's signature monster franchises, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula."

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Self

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Self (archive footage)

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Self (archive footage)

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self (archive footage)

Crew

David Heeley

David Heeley

Director

David Heeley

David Heeley

Producer

David Heeley

David Heeley

Writer

Mary Bell

Mary Bell

Associate Producer

Joan Kramer

Joan Kramer

Producer

Michael A. Levine

Michael A. Levine

Music

Scott P. Doniger

Scott P. Doniger

Editor

Joan Kramer

Joan Kramer

Writer