American Cinema. Vol 1: The Hollywood Style / The Star

Synopsis: A 10-part history of seven decades of American cinema, released in five volumes.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 105 min.
Year of production: 1994
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £11.99 (inclusive)
Subjects: Media studies
Keywords: cinema - USA; genre in cinema; history of cinema

Cast

Title: Hollywood style, The
Synopsis: 1 (narrator Joe Morton): From its beginnings Hollywood cinema was characterised by its storytelling, bound up in a narrative style of film making largely set down by the studio giants of the time such as MGM and Warner Bros. Directors as Hawks, Welles, Hi
Title: Star, The
Synopsis: 2 (narrator Kathleen Turner): Looks at the star system from the Hollywood golden era, when the careers of Gable, Cooper, Brando, Bogart and Mansfield were manufactured by the iron rule of the studios, through its collapse in the 1950s, to present-day cele

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