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American Cinema

TV • 1994

American Cinema

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.2/5Votes: 3
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Top Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Self - Host

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Shana Swanson

Producer

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Sasha Alpert

Producer

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Lilibet Foster

Producer

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Danielle Gardner

Producer

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Brian Street

Producer

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Thomas Wagner

Original Music Composer

Where to watch

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Meta Snapshot

Series

Status

Ended

Release

January 1, 1994

Episode Runtime

55 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Episodes

13 • 1 seasons

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