Jack Valenti

Acting

Jack Valenti

Born September 5, 1921 · Houston, Texas, USA

Died April 26, 2007 · aged 85

Jack Valenti was, for 38 years (1966-2004), the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. In 1968 he created the MPAA film rating system.

Known For

This Film Is Not Yet RatedThis Film Is Not Yet Rated · 2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
★ 7.12006
MovieDocumentary
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma françaisException culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français · 2026
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français
★ 6.02026
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The Deluge: PostscriptumThe Deluge: Postscriptum · 2024
The Deluge: Postscriptum
★ 6.02024
MovieDocumentary
Despite the anti-Semitic campaign launched by the Polish People's Government in the late 1960s, director Jerzy Hoffman finishes working on the film Pan Wołodyjowski. It becomes the ticket to the production of Potop, the most expensive film in the history of Polish cinematography. During his work, the director not only has to deal with mounting production problems, the distrust of the People's Government, but also with the expectations of millions of Poles.
Rowan & Martin at the MoviesRowan & Martin at the Movies · 1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
★ 4.51968
MovieDocumentaryComedy
This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood · 2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
★ 6.12008
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Television: The Enchanted MirrorTelevision: The Enchanted Mirror · 1981
Television: The Enchanted Mirror
1981
MovieDocumentary
Details the impact of television on people and social institutions.
The Mike Douglas ShowThe Mike Douglas Show · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
★ 5.81961
SeriesComedyTalk
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
The ViewThe View · 1997
The View
★ 4.31997
SeriesTalk
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

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