
Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid interviews and film clips, the series reviews the careers of Raoul Walsh, Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, George Cukor, William A. Wellman, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincente Minnelli.
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Air Date: 1973-11-04
His career spans the entire history of film in America. Raoul Walsh began as a stunt rider in Pathen Brothers western...
Air Date: 1973-11-11
Capra, whose enormous success in the 1930s transformed a tiny studio — Columbia Pictures — into one of the giants of ...
Air Date: 1973-11-13
This program reaffirms Cukor’s reputation as an actor’s director as the viewer is treated to memorable performances b...
Air Date: 1973-11-18
This program features lengthy excerpts from the great action director’s memorable “Dawn Patrol”, “The Crowd Roars”, “...
Air Date: 1973-12-02
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Air Date: 1973-12-09
Salty, anti-establishment and irreverant, William A. Wellman fondly recalls his long relationship with Douglas Fairba...
Air Date: 1973-12-16
An interview with the film director including excerpts from Psycho, Frenzy, Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, North By Nor...
Air Date: 1973-12-23
Visionary and idealist, Vidor’s energetic concern with the future of cinema as well as his strong grasp of the forces...
Air Date: 2002-07-02
Filmed in 1989, completed and released in 2002. The look and feel is quite similar to the episodes released in 1973.