Hollywood's Great Directors
A retrospective look at the careers of some of the greatest and most successful directors in movie history, talking about their favourite films and the stars they worked with.
A retrospective look at the careers of some of the greatest and most successful directors in movie history, talking about their favourite films, the stars they worked with and their sometimes difficult relationships with Hollywood's studio bosses. Features rarely seen interviews with a line-up of directing legends, including John Ford, Frank Capra, Sidney Lumet, George Cukor, Billy Wilder and Cecil B DeMille.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:09
Claude Vasori
Accroche Toi, Caroline (Vision On Theme)
Performer: Paris Studio Group. -
00:24
Unnamed Library Contributors
Girl In A Sportscar
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00:38
Ambrose and His Orchestra
Blue Skies Are Round The Corner
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00:38
Ambrose
Blue Skies Are Just Around The Corner
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Sylvia Syms |
Assistant Producer | Kate Robertson |
Series Producer | Simon Goretzki |
Executive Producer | Carla-Maria Lawson |
Producer | Karn Christensen |
Broadcasts
- Sat 4 Apr 2015 13:35
- Sun 28 Feb 2016 14:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 17:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 5 Jan 2019 14:30
- Sat 8 Feb 2020 13:40
- Sun 11 Oct 2020 13:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 20 Feb 2021 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Thu 25 Aug 2022 23:55
- Fri 20 Jan 2023 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
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