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Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Narrator

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

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Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

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Joe Morton

Joe Morton

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Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

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Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

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Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

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Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

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Kathy Selverstone

Kathy Selverstone

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Mark Heenahan

Mark Heenahan

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Alain Klarer

Alain Klarer

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American Cinema

19950.0 / 10544 min
Documentary

Overview

One Hundred Years of Filmmaking

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