The Universal Story (1996)
Documentary
Overview
Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents from artists like John Ford, Erich Von Stroheim, and Lon Chaney and prospered further in the Sound Era under the leadership of Carl Leammle Jr. with such classics as "All Quiet on The Western Front," "Showboat," and the studio's signature monster franchises, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula."
Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss as Self
- Kirk Douglas as Self (archive footage)
- Michael J. Fox as Self (archive footage)
- Tom Hanks as Self (archive footage)
- Alfred Hitchcock as Self (archive footage)
- Boris Karloff as Self (archive footage)
- Spike Lee as Self (archive footage)
- Steven Spielberg as Self (archive footage)
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