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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 · 111 min

A warm, nostalgic parade of old theatre legends reminiscing, like sitting in a room full of charming storytellers sharing vanished glory.

Tagline
One filmmaker's search for a Broadway that was lost, and the 100 legends that he found.
Overview
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • art
  • aging
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
music, documentary, history
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Edie Adams, Bea Arthur, Elizabeth Ashley, Alec Baldwin, Kaye Ballard, Betsy Blair, Tom Bosley, Carol Burnett
Cinematography
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Runtime
111 min
Country
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Languages
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