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Projections of America (2014)
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52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Projections of America (2014)

52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Riskin headed up a secret film unit that sought to redefine America in the eyes of the world during the darkest days of World War II. The filmmakers created powerful short documentaries that showed...See moreAcademy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Riskin headed up a secret film unit that sought to redefine America in the eyes of the world during the darkest days of World War II. The filmmakers created powerful short documentaries that showed America's strength not through images of tanks, but in portraits of farmers, school children and window washers. The "Projections of America" films were brilliant, moving portraits of America that were unlike any films ever made before, but seventy years later they are forgotten, hidden away in government archives. Narrated by John Lithgow, PROJECTIONS OF AMERICA tells the dramatic story of Riskin and his team, and the risks they took to project a profoundly democratic vision of the nation that would soon emerge as the most powerful on earth. Written by anonymous See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
John Lithgow Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The World According to Garp (1982)
Victoria Riskin Self - Robert Riskin's daughter Self - Robert Riskin's daughter See fewer	World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Ian Scott Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Kenneth Turan Self - film critic, Los Angeles Times Self - film critic, Los Angeles Times See fewer	Call Me Anna (1990)
Robert Riskin Jr. Self - Robert Riskin's son Self - Robert Riskin's son See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Susan Riskin Self - Fay Wray's daughter Self - Fay Wray's daughter See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
David W. Rintels Self Self See fewer	Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Marja Roholl Self - historian, University of Amsterdam Self - historian, University of Amsterdam See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Robert E. Sherwood Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Aram Boyajian Self Self See fewer	Consumer Reports Presents (1980)
Cecile Starr Self - film historian Self - film historian See fewer	Islamic Carpets (1970)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Arturo Toscanini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Delusions of Love (1970)
Michel Ollivier Self - resident of Normandy, France Self - resident of Normandy, France See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Stéphane Lamarche Self - author of 'La Normandie américaine' Self - author of 'La Normandie américaine' See fewer	Un tueur si proche (2004)
Bill Streeter Self - resident of Cummington, Massachusetts Self - resident of Cummington, Massachusetts See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Klaus Riemer Self - resident of Berlin, Germany Self - resident of Berlin, Germany See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Heinz Meder Self - resident of Erlangen, Germany Self - resident of Erlangen, Germany See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Margit Cohn Siebner Self - resident of Berlin, Germany Self - resident of Berlin, Germany See fewer	Projections of America (2014)
Paul Le Goupil Self - La Résistance française Self - La Résistance française See fewer	Das Prinzip Dora (1997)
Robert Riskin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It Happened One Night (1934)
Fay Wray Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	King Kong (1933)