TV series
American Cinema
1994–1996, English.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 55 min
- Status
- Ended in 1996
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American Cinema is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Latest episode
S1 E13: Classical Hollywood Today
Aired 22 August 1996
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- John LithgowSelf - Host · 13 ep
- Lindsay AndersonSelf · 2 ep
- Sydney PollackSelf · 1 ep
- Peter BartSelf · 1 ep
- Richard BrandtSelf · 1 ep
- Kathleen TurnerSelf · 1 ep
- Jeanine BasingerSelf · 1 ep
- Budd BoetticherSelf · 1 ep
- Edward BerndsSelf · 1 ep
- Peter BogdanovichSelf · 1 ep
- Matthew ModineSelf · 1 ep
- Sasha AlpertSelf · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 January 1994
- Last aired
- 22 August 1996
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Documentary
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American Cinema has 1 season and 13 episodes, about 55 minutes each.
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American Cinema is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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