Modern Marvels

1993TV Series⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG

DocumentaryHistory

⭐ 8.1

IMDB Rating

2,364 votes

Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Lloyd Sherr, Harlan Saperstein, Franklin D. Roosevelt

Release Date

January 1, 1995

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 25

Reviews

📋 3.2K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

👤

Lloyd Sherr

as Self - Narrator

👤

Harlan Saperstein

as Self - Narrator

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self - President

John F. Kennedy

as Self - President of the USA

Adam Richman

as Self - Host

Adolf Hitler

as Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

as Self - President of the USA

👤

William Atwater

as Self - Director, U.S. Army Ordnance Museum

👤

Alexander B. Rubinow

as Self - Guy Using Remote Control at Couch

Harry S. Truman

as Self - President of the USA

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Production

Actuality Productions, Al Roker Productions, American Dad

🏷️ Keywords

inventioninventorhistory of technologypatentcapitalism

🎯 Categories

History DocumentaryScience & Technology DocumentaryDocumentaryHistory

⭐ Featured Review

"Panama Canal Supersized" (and others) Unwatchable

by wingsrfs • 2015-04-15

"Little good it will do posting here, but History Channel has obscured any feedback paths to their programming department. I really would like to watch this show. I managed to get through to the first commercial. But it's the sound. Rather, the NOISE. Their sound editor seems compelled to pull out all the sound effects he can find and throw it into the program at an unreasonably high volume. I have to crank up the volume to hear the narrator, which causes others in the room not interested in the show to scream to turn it down. It's very annoying to me too, especially that sound of so..."