American Cinema

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.

American Cinema
American CinemaSeries

Details

First aired
1 Jan 1994
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
  • TMDB 8.3
Last aired
22 Aug 1996
Genres
  • Documentary
Status
Ended
Episode runtime
55 min
Countries
  • US
Original language
en
Original title
American Cinema
Writers
Mark HorowitzRick SmigielskiAlan Berliner
Composer
Thomas Wagner

Series