4 Movies Starring Walter Cronkite

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4771 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Frears

Cast:

Writer:

Eugene Burdick (novel)

Harvey Wheeler (novel)

Walter Bernstein (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-11-06

Languages:

English, Zulu

Countries:

South Africa, USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (508 Reviews)

Director:

Lee Hirsch

Fullplot:

Through a chronological history of the South African liberation struggle, this documentary cites examples of the way that music was used in the fight for freedom. Songs united those who were being oppressed and gave those fighting a way to express their plight. The music consoled those incarcerated, and created an effective underground form of communication inside the prisons.

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

151 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.4 (2248 Reviews)

Fullplot:

This documentary chronicles the making of the original Star Wars trilogy from start to finish. We get some background on George Lucas' start in the business and then continue with the making of Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). The visual/special effects and financial problems are explained as well as casting, editing, scoring and releasing the films with tons of archival footage and interviews with plenty of cast & crew members.

The Sixties

The Sixties

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

60 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (255 Reviews)

Fullplot:

A ten-part documentary series focusing on the politics, music, technical advancements, drugs, and the "free love" movement of the 1960s.

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