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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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Title: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Release Date: 5 Jun 1995

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Documentary, TV Movie

Director: Silver Pictures, HBO, Calliope Films, AFI

Production Companies: Silver Pictures, HBO, Calliope Films, AFI

Overview: Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.5 (6 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator: Peter Coyote
  • Self: Robert Altman
  • Self: Warren Beatty
  • Self: Candice Bergen
  • Self: George Burns
  • Self: Michael Caine
  • Self: Carol Channing
  • Self: Jackie Cooper
  • Self: Olivia de Havilland
  • Self: Clint Eastwood
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