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American Masters

  • TV Series
  • 1985–
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
2,997
1,509
American Masters (1985)
Official Trailer
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37 Videos
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Music DocumentaryBiographyDocumentary

Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

  • Creator
    • Susan Lacy
  • Stars
    • Dick Cavett
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Peter Bogdanovich
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,997
    1,509
    • Creator
      • Susan Lacy
    • Stars
      • Dick Cavett
      • Frank Sinatra
      • Peter Bogdanovich
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 27 Primetime Emmys
      • 58 wins & 83 nominations total

    Episodes317

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    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
    Trailer 2:53
    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
    Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
    Trailer 0:49
    Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
    Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
    Trailer 0:49
    Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
    Sketches of Frank Gehry
    Trailer 1:57
    Sketches of Frank Gehry
    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
    Trailer 1:45
    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
    Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
    Trailer 1:32
    Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
    American Masters: Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
    Trailer 2:01
    American Masters: Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip

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    Top Cast99+

    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Self - Television Host…
    • 2000–2024
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Self
    • 1990–2014
    Peter Bogdanovich
    Peter Bogdanovich
    • Self
    • 1989–2024
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Self - Director…
    • 1990–2011
    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Self - Stanley…
    • 1989–2006
    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Self - Mother of Liza Minelli
    • 1987–2025
    Tony Bennett
    Tony Bennett
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1989–2014
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Self - Narrator…
    • 1989–2022
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Self
    • 1987–2014
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self - President of the United States…
    • 1997–2024
    Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson
    • Self…
    • 1997–2022
    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    • Self
    • 1997–2012
    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1986–1999
    Ella Fitzgerald
    Ella Fitzgerald
    • Self
    • 1993–2014
    Lee Grant
    Lee Grant
    • Self - Narrator
    • 1990–2007
    Carl Reiner
    Carl Reiner
    • Self - Interviewee
    • 1996–2025
    Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton
    • Self - President of the Uniteed States…
    • 1999–2017
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Self - Actor
    • 1990–2005
    • Creator
      • Susan Lacy
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2011)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 22, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • American Masters
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 美國大師
    • Production companies
      • Thirteen / WNET
      • 1515 Productions Limited
      • American Masters Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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