The Universal Story
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."
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Richard Dreyfuss
Self
Kirk Douglas
Self (archive footage)
Michael J. Fox
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
Self (archive footage)
Spike Lee
Self (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg
Self (archive footage)
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