Release Date

21 Apr, 1996

Runtime

02:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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."

Original Title

The Universal Story

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Actors

Richard Dreyfuss

Kirk Douglas

Michael J. Fox

Tom Hanks

Alfred Hitchcock

Boris Karloff

Spike Lee

Steven Spielberg

Crew

David Heeley

David Heeley

David Heeley

Mary Bell

Joan Kramer

Michael A. Levine

Scott P. Doniger

Joan Kramer