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| Genre/Form: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Lithgow; Lawrence Pikethly; New York Center for Visual History.; KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Annenberg/CPB Project.; National Endowment for the Arts.; National Endowment for the Humanities.; CBS Fox Video. |
| ISBN: | 0793982383 9780793982387 |
| OCLC Number: | 32154255 |
| Language Note: | Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Notes: | Recorded in hi-fi. Major funding by The Annenberg/CPB Project, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Videocassette release and repackaging of the 1994 television production. Catalog no. 8238 (set) ; 8233--8237, vols. 1-5. |
| Credits: | Executive producer, Lawrence Pikethly ; directors and producers vary. |
| Performer(s): | Host: John Lithgow. |
| Target Audience: | Not rated. |
| Description: | 5 videocassettes (ca. 120 min. each) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. |
| Details: | VHS format. |
| Contents: | v. 1 : The Hollywood style ; The star -- v. 2 : Romantic comedy ; Film noir -- v. 3 : The western ; The combat film -- v. 4 : The studio system ; Film in the television age -- v. 5 : The film school generation ; The edge of Hollywood. |
| Other Titles: | Hollywood style. Star. Romantic comedy. Film noir. Western. Combat film. Studio system. Film in the television age. Film school generation. Edge of Hollywood. |
| Responsibility: | the New York Center for Visual History in co-production with KCET and the BBC ; the CBS/Fox Company. |
Abstract:
An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics.
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