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  • The Movies The Seventies (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 79 min | Documentary

The Movies

The Seventies (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 79 min | Documentary

Directors become masters of the medium as Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas and other filmmakers create a New Hollywood that pushes the medium of moviemaking to its apex, just as a new generation of movie stars light up the screen.
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Jul 28, 2019 (United States)

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118 cast members
Name Known for
Lorraine Ali
Self - Television Critic, Los Angeles Times Self - Television Critic, Los Angeles Times   See fewer
Allison Anders
Self - Director, Gas Food Lodging Self - Director, Gas Food Lodging   See fewer
Paul Thomas Anderson
Self - Director, Boogie Nights / Director, There Will Be Blood / Director, Magnolia Self - Director, Boogie Nights / Director, There Will Be Blood / Director, Magnolia   See fewer
Hal Ashby
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Bailey
Self - Columnist, The New York Times Self - Columnist, The New York Times   See fewer
Sean Baker
Self - Director, The Florida Project Self - Director, The Florida Project   See fewer
Alec Baldwin
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Peter Bart
Self - Former VP of Production, Paramount Pictures Self - Former VP of Production, Paramount Pictures   See fewer
Brad Bird
Self - Director, The Incredibles Self - Director, The Incredibles   See fewer
Linda Blair
Regan (archive footage) Regan (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Director, The Last Picture Show Self - Director, The Last Picture Show   See fewer
Timothy Bottoms
Sonny Crawford / Hart (archive footage) Sonny Crawford / Hart (archive footage)   See fewer
Todd Boyd
Self - Professor of Cinema and Media studies, USC (as Dr. Todd Boyd) Self - Professor of Cinema and Media studies, USC (as Dr. Todd Boyd)   See fewer
Mel Brooks
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ellen Burstyn
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
John Cassavetes
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Charles
Self - Director, Borat Self - Director, Borat   See fewer
Lisa Cholodenko
Self - Director, The Kids Are All Right Self - Director, The Kids Are All Right   See fewer
Jill Clayburgh
Erica (archive footage) Erica (archive footage)   See fewer
Jay Cocks
Self - Co-Screenwriter, Gangs of New Yorks Self - Co-Screenwriter, Gangs of New Yorks   See fewer
Jacqueline Coley
Self - Editor, Rotten Tomatoes Self - Editor, Rotten Tomatoes   See fewer
Chris Connelly
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Francis Ford Coppola
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Roger Corman
Self - Director, The Wild Angels / Founder, New World Pictures Self - Director, The Wild Angels / Founder, New World Pictures   See fewer
Bud Cort
Harold (archive footage) Harold (archive footage)   See fewer
Cameron Crowe
Self - Director, Almost Famous Self - Director, Almost Famous   See fewer
Tim Curry
Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist (archive footage) Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert De Niro
Self - Actor, The Godfather Part II / Director, The Deer Hunter Self - Actor, The Godfather Part II / Director, The Deer Hunter   See fewer
Sloan DeForest
Self - TCM Contributor Self - TCM Contributor   See fewer
Illeana Douglas
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Mulwray / Diana Christensen (archive footage) Evelyn Mulwray / Diana Christensen (archive footage)   See fewer
Alonso Duralde
Self - Film Critic, The Wrap Self - Film Critic, The Wrap   See fewer
Jon Favreau
Self - Director, Iron Man Self - Director, Iron Man   See fewer
F.X. Feeney
Self - Film Critic, L.A. Weekly Self - Film Critic, L.A. Weekly   See fewer
Sally Field
Norma Rae / Carrie (archive footage) Norma Rae / Carrie (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Fleming
Self - Author, High Concept Self - Author, High Concept   See fewer
Jane Fonda
Bree Daniels / Corie Bratter / Sally Hyde / Kimberly Wells / Lillian (archive footage) Bree Daniels / Corie Bratter / Sally Hyde / Kimberly Wells / Lillian (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Fosse
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Antoine Fuqua
Self - Director, Training Day Self - Director, Training Day   See fewer
Neal Gabler
Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian   See fewer
Nelson George
Self - Author and Filmmaker Self - Author and Filmmaker   See fewer
Ruth Gordon
Maude (archive footage) Maude (archive footage)   See fewer
Dana Gould
Self - Comedian and Writer Self - Comedian and Writer   See fewer
Renee Graham
Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe   See fewer
Debra Granik
Self - Director, Leave No Trace / Director, Winter's Bone Self - Director, Leave No Trace / Director, Winter's Bone   See fewer
Lee Grant
Felicia (archive footage) Felicia (archive footage)   See fewer
Joel Grey
Master of Ceremonies (archive footage) Master of Ceremonies (archive footage)   See fewer
Gene Hackman
Jimmy Doyle / Max / Harry Caul (archive footage) Jimmy Doyle / Max / Harry Caul (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Hader
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Pete Hammond
Self - Film Critic, Deadline Hollywood Self - Film Critic, Deadline Hollywood   See fewer
Tom Hanks
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Amy Heckerling
Self - Director, Clueless / Director, Fast Times at Ridgemont High Self - Director, Clueless / Director, Fast Times at Ridgemont High   See fewer
Dustin Hoffman
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Susanna Hoffs
Self - Vocalist and Guitarist Self - Vocalist and Guitarist   See fewer
Ron Howard
Self - Writer / Director, Grand Theft Auto / Actor, American Graffiti / Director, Solo: A Star Wars Story Self - Writer / Director, Grand Theft Auto / Actor, American Graffiti / Director, Solo: A Star Wars Story   See fewer
Holly Hunter
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Glenda Jackson
Vickie Allessio / Self (archive footage) Vickie Allessio / Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lawrence Kasdan
Self - Director, Body Heat / Director, The Big Chill / Director, The Accidental Tourist Self - Director, Body Heat / Director, The Big Chill / Director, The Accidental Tourist   See fewer
Callie Khouri
Self - Screenwriter, Thelma & Louise Self - Screenwriter, Thelma & Louise   See fewer
Hawk Koch
Self - Assistant Director, The Parallax View Self - Assistant Director, The Parallax View   See fewer
John Landis
Self - Director, National Lampoon's Animal House Self - Director, National Lampoon's Animal House   See fewer
Jessica Lange
Angelique (archive footage) Angelique (archive footage)   See fewer
Harlan Lebo
Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian   See fewer
Christy Lemire
Self - Film Critic, RogerEbert.com Self - Film Critic, RogerEbert.com   See fewer
Jack Lemmon
Harry Stoner / Jack Godell (archive footage) Harry Stoner / Jack Godell (archive footage)   See fewer
Shawn Levy
Self - Author, De Niro: A Life Self - Author, De Niro: A Life   See fewer
George Lucas
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Baz Luhrmann
Self - Director, Moulin Rouge! Self - Director, Moulin Rouge!   See fewer
Ali MacGraw
Carol McCoy / Jenny (archive footage) Carol McCoy / Jenny (archive footage)   See fewer
Shirley MacLaine
Eve Rand / Deedee (archive footage) Eve Rand / Deedee (archive footage)   See fewer
William H. Macy
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Alicia Malone
Self - TCM Host Self - TCM Host   See fewer
James Mangold
Self - Director, Cop Land / Director, Logan Self - Director, Cop Land / Director, Logan   See fewer
Ben Mankiewicz
Self - TCM Host Self - TCM Host   See fewer
Mia Mask
Self - Author, Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film Self - Author, Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film   See fewer
Tim Matheson
Self - Actor / Actor, National Lampoon's Animal House Self - Actor / Actor, National Lampoon's Animal House   See fewer
Frances McDormand
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Liza Minnelli
Sally Bowles (archive footage) Sally Bowles (archive footage)   See fewer
Julianne Moore
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Olivia Newton-John
Sandy (archive footage) Sandy (archive footage)   See fewer
Amy Nicholson
Self - Film Critic, Variety Self - Film Critic, Variety   See fewer
Ryan O'Neal
Oliver / Howard Bannister / Moses Prey (archive footage) Oliver / Howard Bannister / Moses Prey (archive footage)   See fewer
Diana Ossana
Self - Screenwriter, Brokeback Mountain Self - Screenwriter, Brokeback Mountain   See fewer
Gordon Parks
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
James Ponsoldt
Self - Director, The End of the Tour Self - Director, The End of the Tour   See fewer
Robert Redford
Self - Actor, The Candidate Self - Actor, The Candidate   See fewer
Rob Reiner
Self - Director, The Princess Bride Self - Director, The Princess Bride   See fewer
Molly Ringwald
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Julia Roberts
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Phil Rosenthal
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Gena Rowlands
Minnie / Myrtle Gordon / Mabel Longhetti (archive footage) Minnie / Myrtle Gordon / Mabel Longhetti (archive footage)   See fewer
Maya Rudolph
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Susan Sarandon
Janet Weiss - A Heroine (archive footage) Janet Weiss - A Heroine (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Scheer
Self - Writer and Comedian Self - Writer and Comedian   See fewer
Roy Scheider
Joe Gideon / Brody (archive footage) Joe Gideon / Brody (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Schulman
Self - Writer, The New Yorker Self - Writer, The New Yorker   See fewer
Martin Scorsese
Self - Director, Mean Streets / Director, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore / Director, New York, New York Self - Director, Mean Streets / Director, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore / Director, New York, New York   See fewer
Ridley Scott
Self - Director, Alien Self - Director, Alien   See fewer
Rob Sheffield
Self - Columnist, Rolling Stone Self - Columnist, Rolling Stone   See fewer
Cybill Shepherd
Jacy Farrow / Kelly Corcoran (archive footage) Jacy Farrow / Kelly Corcoran (archive footage)   See fewer
John Singleton
Self - Director, Boyz n the Hood Self - Director, Boyz n the Hood   See fewer
Krista Smith
Self - Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Self - Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair   See fewer
Steven Spielberg
Self - Director, The Sugarland Express / Director, Jaws / Director, Raiders of the Lost Ark Self - Director, The Sugarland Express / Director, Jaws / Director, Raiders of the Lost Ark   See fewer
Meryl Streep
Linda (archive footage) Linda (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbra Streisand
Katie / Judy Maxwell (archive footage) Katie / Judy Maxwell (archive footage)   See fewer
Robin Swicord
Self - Writer, Little Women (1994) Self - Writer, Little Women (1994)   See fewer
John Travolta
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Kenneth Turan
Self - Film Critic, Los Angeles Times Self - Film Critic, Los Angeles Times   See fewer
Cicely Tyson
Rebecca (archive footage) Rebecca (archive footage)   See fewer
Nia Vardalos
Self - Writer and Actor Self - Writer and Actor   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - 60 Minutes (archive footage) Self - 60 Minutes (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Wasson
Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian   See fewer
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley (archive footage) Ripley (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert B. Weide
Self (as Robert Weide) Self (as Robert Weide)   See fewer
Edgar Wright
Self - Director, Shaun of the Dead Self - Director, Shaun of the Dead   See fewer
Rob Zombie
Self - Director, The Devil's Rejects Self - Director, The Devil's Rejects   See fewer
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