Yesterday's Witness

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Yesterday's Witness (1976)

Directed by Christian Blackwood

“a tribute to the American Newsreel”

Documentary · 54m

For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news and public affairs programs became a great improvement over the scanty information offered by the newsreels. This documentary offers insight into a medium which has disappeared.

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Cast

Lowell Thomas Self - Narrator (voice) Ed Herlihy Self Harry von Zell Self
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Jack Shaindlin Self
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Norman Alley Self
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Max Markman Self
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Joe Gibson Self

Crew

Director
Christian Blackwood
Writer
Raymond Fielding
Original Music Composer
Jack Shaindlin
Producer
Christian Blackwood

Details

Release date
1976-11-01
Runtime
54m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Michael Blackwood Productions