Moguls & movie stars : a history of Hollywood / presented by Turner Classic Movies ; in association with Turner Entertainment Co. ; from Ostar Productions and Wilkman Productions ; produced and written by Jon Wilkman.
The American movie business started as peepshows and grew into a near-mythical art form that used an exciting new technology to create drama, laughter and adventure literally bigger than life. Here is the whole story -- the glamour and the sweat, the collaborations and the conflicts, the careers tha...
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
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Soundtrack in English, with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired or French subtitles. |
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Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2011]
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| Edition: | Widescreen version. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (419 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages) |
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Moguls and movie stars.
History of Hollywood. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- Disc 1. Episode 1. Peepshow pioneers (1889-1907)
- Episode 2. The birth of Hollywood (1907-1920) ; Disc 2. Episode 3. The dream merchants (1920-1928)
- Episode 4. Brother, can you spare a dream? (1929-1941)
- Episode 5. Warriors and peacemakers (1941-1950) ; Disc 3. Episode 6. The attack of the small screens (1950-1960)
- Episode 7. Fade out, fade in (1960-1969) ; Special features : More reflections on Hollywood history by producer/writer Jon Wilkman and historians in conjunction with each episode (ca. 1 hr.).