American Masters

1985TV Series⏱️ 1h 30mTV-14

DocumentaryBiographyHistory

⭐ 8.2

IMDB Rating

1,349 votes

Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Frank Sinatra, Dick Cavett, Judy Garland

Release Date

June 22, 1986

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 58

Wins

🎯 83

Nominations

💬 2

Reviews

📋 8.7K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Frank Sinatra

as Self

Dick Cavett

as Self - Television Host

Judy Garland

as Self - Mother of Liza Minelli

Marlon Brando

as Self - Stanley

Martin Scorsese

as Self - Director

Peter Bogdanovich

as Self

Fred Astaire

as Self

Richard Nixon

as Self - President of the United States

Tony Bennett

as Self - Narrator

Meryl Streep

as Self - Narrator

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Production

Thirteen / WNET, 1515 Productions Limited, American Masters Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

art documentarymusic documentarytwo word titlereenactment

🎯 Categories

Music DocumentaryBiographyDocumentaryHistory

⭐ Featured Review

best Gershwin documentary

by standardmetal • 2006-06-13

10/10

"A fine documentary both as a presentation of the composer's life as well as his music including many observations and opinions. It is interesting that Virgil Thomson's negative remarks are given at some length but these are expressions of envy in my opinion. I don't recall his exact remarks but they are to the effect that all of Gershwin's serious music, consists merely of strung-together show-tunes. While I agree that the "Rhapsody in Blue" is not satisfactory as a "classical" work, it's form is too diffuse and the composer didn't really kno..."

💡 Did You Know?

Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holliday and composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein.