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The Automat (2021)
Directed by Lisa Hurwitz
Documentary, History · 1h 19m
The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
Cast
Mel Brooks
Carl Reiner
Elliott Gould
Howard Schultz
Crew
- Director
- Lisa Hurwitz
- Writer
- Michael Levine
- Director of Photography
- Philip Lucas, Sandra Chandler, Stephen Cocklin, Jonathan Deaver, Paul Mailman, Riley Gibson, André Mascarenhas, Daniel Vital
- Original Music Composer
- Hummie Mann
- Editor
- Russell Greene, Michael Levine
- Producer
- Lisa Hurwitz
Details
- Release date
- 2021-09-02
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- A Slice of Pie Productions