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American Cinema on PBS

1995, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Western - American Cinema

Exploring Hollywood's fascination with the Western genre and how it has “come to symbolize American cinema,” with its emphasis on moral themes, heroes and villains. Included: works by directors John Ford, Anthony Mann and Howard Hawks. Narrated by Eli Wallach.

Episodes: The Western - American Cinema - 16 total Episodes

8/30/1999: The Edge of Hollywood
Classical Hollywood Today
Film Language
The Film School Generation
The Combat Film
The Studio System
The Hollywood Style
American Cinema
The Western
American Cinema
Film in the Television Age
Writing and Thinking About Film
The Star
Film Noir
The Hollywood Style
Romantic Comedy

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Premiered: 1995, on PBS

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Premise: A 1995 10-part series chronicling 100 years of movie history features a rich collection of clips, along with comments by actors, directors and other industry experts. Among the episodes: `The Star,' `Romantic Comedy,' `The Studio System,' `The Western,' `The Combat Film,' `Film Noir,' `The Film School Generation' and `The Edge of Hollywood.'

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