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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · 90 min

A brisk, affectionate clip-reel tour through Hollywood history, full of familiar faces reminiscing warmly between dazzling montages of classic movie moments.

Directed by
Chuck Workman
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
Peter Coyote, Robert Altman, Warren Beatty
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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Directed by
Chuck Workman
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
Peter Coyote, Robert Altman, Warren Beatty
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • media
  • memory
  • ambition
Places
None
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
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary, tv movie
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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