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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

★ 8.3/10•1995•1h 15m•Documentary
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Filmmaker Martin Scorsese celebrates US movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

Martin Scorsese · Director

Martin Scorsese · Writer

Michael Henry Wilson · Writer

Michael Henry Wilson · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 21, 1995

Episodes

E173m

Part 1

Film director Martin Scorsese considers the American cinema, divided into short chapters each looking at one aspect of American film, including: the studio system past and present; the question of narrative; technique - both technical and the development of visual literacy specific to films. He also looks at B-movies, films noirs, Westerns, gangster movies and musicals and some of the great figures in American cinema, from von Stroheim and Welles to Kubrick and Cassavetes.

May 21, 1995

E280m

Part 2

Martin Scorsese looks at the role of film as a technological innovation as directors use the challenges of widescreen, sound and colour to enhance their abilities to tell a story.

May 28, 1995

E374m

Part 3

In the last part of Martin Scorsese's history of American cinema, he examines filmmakers who hid subversive or dangerous ideas within their movies, such as Nicholas Ray with Bigger Than Life and Orson Welles with Citizen Kane.

Jun 4, 1995

Actors

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self - Filmmaker / Host

Allison Anders

Allison Anders

Self

Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

Self

André de Toth

André de Toth

Self

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Self

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Self

Carl Franklin

Carl Franklin

Self

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Self

Arthur Penn

Arthur Penn

Self

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