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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Description: Narrated by Christopher Plummer, this seven-part production is a comprehensive guide through the history of the American movie industry. Each one-hour documentary focuses on a different era in American movies, spanning from the invention of the first moving pictures to the cutting-edge films of the 1960s. It features rarely seen photographs and film footage and interviews with historians and well-known Hollywood figures.
Genre: TV series
Cast: Christopher Plummer
Writers: Jon Wilkman
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, MORE

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