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Harrison Engle

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Obsessed with VertigoObsessed with Vertigo · 1997
Obsessed with Vertigo
7.11997
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo." Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, Robert A. Harris, Patricia Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Kim Novak, Peggy Robertson and Martin Scorsese. Brings fresh perspective, not just to the film and the director, but to the Fifties Hollywood as well.
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneyGeorge Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · 1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.81985
MovieDocumentary
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
The Lost Kennedy Home MoviesThe Lost Kennedy Home Movies · 2011
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies
2011
MovieDocumentary
Remarkable home movies revealing the private story of the Kennedy clan from 1935 through to JFK's swearing-in as President in 1961
The Indomitable Teddy RooseveltThe Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt · 1983
The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt
5.01983
MovieDocumentary
Theodore Roosevelt was America's 26th president and a larger-than-life legend whose incredible story must be seen to be believed. Narrated by George C. Scott, this documentary weaves extremely rare archival footage with meticulous recreations alongside the music of John Philip Sousa in a dynamic panorama of the great events of Teddy Roosevelt in the early years of the 20th century.
Benny Carter: Symphony in RiffsBenny Carter: Symphony in Riffs · 1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
9.01990
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Burt Lancaster narrates this overview of the incredible career of jazz saxophonist Benny Carter, one of the chief architects of the Big Band sound. COMMENTARY BY QUINCY JONES, DIZZY GILLESPIE, ELLA FITZGERALD, LENA HORNE AND MORE
Rescuing a Fantasy ClassicRescuing a Fantasy Classic · 2021
Rescuing a Fantasy Classic
7.02021
MovieDocumentary
A comprehensive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process of restoring 3-strip Cinerama for the 1962 film "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm".
A Time For PeaceA Time For Peace · 1973
A Time For Peace
1973
Movie
"This film documents President Nixon's 1972 trips to the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, Iran, Poland, and Austria. Highlights include the exchange of toasts by Mr. Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and the signing of five major agreements by President Nixon and Russian leaders concerning cooperation in environmental protection, medicine, space, science and technology, and the use of the seas and other commercial relations" (US National Archives).
100 Years from Mississippi100 Years from Mississippi · 2021
100 Years from Mississippi
2021
MovieDocumentary
Mamie Lang Kirkland still remembers the night in 1915 when panic filled her home in Ellisville, Mississippi. Her family was forced to flee in darkness from a growing mob of men determined to lynch her father and his friend. Mamie’s family escaped, but her father’s friend, John Hartfield, did not. He suffered one of the most horrific lynchings of the era. Mamie vowed to never return to Mississippi – until now. After one hundred years, Mamie’s youngest child, filmmaker, Tarabu Betserai Kirkland, takes his mother back to Ellisville to tell her story, honor those who succumbed to the terror of racial violence, and give testimony to the courage and hope epitomized by many of her generation

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100 Years from Mississippi100 Years from Mississippi · 2021
100 Years from Mississippi
2021
MovieDocumentary
Mamie Lang Kirkland still remembers the night in 1915 when panic filled her home in Ellisville, Mississippi. Her family was forced to flee in darkness from a growing mob of men determined to lynch her father and his friend. Mamie’s family escaped, but her father’s friend, John Hartfield, did not. He suffered one of the most horrific lynchings of the era. Mamie vowed to never return to Mississippi – until now. After one hundred years, Mamie’s youngest child, filmmaker, Tarabu Betserai Kirkland, takes his mother back to Ellisville to tell her story, honor those who succumbed to the terror of racial violence, and give testimony to the courage and hope epitomized by many of her generation

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