The American Film: From the White House Festival of the Arts

Year Published: 1966

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: The directors were selected from recommendations by these American film critics: John Beaufort The Christian Science Monitor, Richard L. Coe The Washington Post, Bosley Crowther The New York Times, Pauline Kael, Arthur Knight Saturday Review, John Rosenfield The Dallas Morning News "On June 14, 1965 the President and Mrs. Johnson were host to artists and exhibits from all over the United States. This film has been assembled as a permanent record of the cinema presentation which was narrated by Mr. Charlton Heston." Charlton Heston comments on excerpts providing examples of styles of five American directors: Fred Zinnemann, High Noon; Alfred Hitchcock, North by Northwest; William Wyler, Friendly Persuasion; Elia Kazan, On the Waterfront; and George Stevens, Shane Narrated by Charlton Heston

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