
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.
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John Lithgow
Self - Host · 13 eps

Lindsay Anderson
Self · 2 eps

Sydney Pollack
Self · 1 ep

Peter Bart
Self · 1 ep
Richard Brandt
Self · 1 ep

Kathleen Turner
Self · 1 ep

Jeanine Basinger
Self · 1 ep

Budd Boetticher
Self · 1 ep

Edward Bernds
Self · 1 ep

Peter Bogdanovich
Self · 1 ep

Matthew Modine
Self · 1 ep
Sasha Alpert
Self · 1 ep
Paul Arthur
Self · 1 ep

Cliff Robertson
Self · 1 ep

Robert Altman
Self · 1 ep

Ethan Coen
Self · 1 ep

Joel Coen
Self · 1 ep
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