American Cinema

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

Main Cast

John Lithgow

Narrator

Age : 78 | Popularity : 23%

Frances McDormand

Narrator

Age : 66 | Popularity : 33%

Kathleen Turner

Narrator

Age : 69 | Popularity : 51%

Joe Morton

Narrator

Age : 76 | Popularity : 24%

Richard Widmark

Narrator

Age : 93 | Popularity : 6%

Eli Wallach

Narrator

Age : 98 | Popularity : 32%

Matthew Modine

Narrator

Age : 65 | Popularity : 10%

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Age : 82 | Popularity : 14%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Alain Klarer
Department	Role	Name

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