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The Men Who Made the Movies

1973 1 seasons · 9 eps English

Documentary

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cliff Robertson
Self - Narrator (voice)

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Richard Schickel

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MONEY

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1 season · 9 episodes total · ~9 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 9 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Aired from 1973 to 2002 — a 29-year run.

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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AWARDS

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Show type: Documentary.

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CAST

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Created by Richard Schickel.

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Airs on PBS, Turner Classic Movies.

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Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 9
Avg episode length: 60 min
Premiered: 1973-11-04
Last aired: 2002-07-02
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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