American Cinema (1995)

Name: American Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.7
Cast: John Lithgow

Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (259 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

John Lithgow Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

7.71 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Hollywood Style	8.2	13
2	The Studio System	8.0	13
3	The Star	2.1	133
4	The Western	8.3	8
5	Romantic Comedy	8.2	9
6	The Combat Film	8.6	7
7	Film Noir	7.9	52
8	Film in the Television Age	8.2	16
9	The Film School Generation	8.9	8
10	The Edge of Hollywood	8.7	11

American Cinema (1995)

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