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The Universal Story (1996)

The Universal Story (1996)

Documentary
Release Date: 1996, April 21
Directors: David Heeley
Production: Top Hat Productions, Universal Television, Universal Television, Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Tom Hanks, Richard Dreyfuss, Boris Karloff

Overview:

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."

Keywords:

movie studio horror filmmaking studio backlot