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American Masters Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Milos Forman: Portrait
Wed, Dec 20, 1989
A Czechoslovakian born filmmaker with a unique sensitivity to American themes with the best of European cinematic sensibilities. Noted films include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981), and Amadeus (1983).
Episode 2
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Mon, Jul 2, 199076 mins
Considered the father of the screwball comedy, Preston Sturges was recognized as one of the great early writers in Hollywood.
Episode 3
John Cassavetes: John Cassavetes
Mon, Jul 9, 1990
John Cassavetes: born in New York City in 1929, by the time of his death in 1989, Cassavetes had directed 12 films, creating a body of work that addressed serious topics and paved the way for a more vibrant American cinema.
Episode 4
Martin Scorsese Directs
Mon, Jul 16, 199056 mins
Martin Scorsese's uniquely versatile vision has made him one of the cinema's most acclaimed directors. One whose relentless search for the furthest emotional reaches of his genre have led him to the center of the American psyche.
Episode 5
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Mon, Jul 23, 199056 mins
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.
Episode 6
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter
Mon, Jul 30, 1990
A profile of journalist Edward R. Murrow recalling his live radio broadcasts and TV programs.
Episode 7
John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen
Mon, Aug 20, 1990
John Hammond was responsible for discovering many top talents in the music business. As a producer, writer, critic, and board member of the NAACP, he was credited as a major force in integrating the music business.
Episode 8
Sanford Meisner: The Theater's Best Kept Secret
Mon, Aug 27, 199060 mins
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Theatre a leading force in the theater world of the 1930's.
Episode 9
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Mon, Sep 17, 199055 mins
In 1952, David Tudor sat down in front of a piano for four minutes and 33 seconds and did nothing. The piece 4'33" written by John Cage, is possibly the most famous and important piece in 20th century avant-garde.
