Movies: Marc Blitzstein

  • 2013
    Too Much Johnson

    Too Much Johnson (2013)

    Too Much Johnson

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    This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gillette's 1894 comedy about a New York playboy who flees from the violent husband of his mistress and bo...

    Too Much Johnson
  • 1999
    Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock (1999)

    Cradle Will Rock

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    A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production....

    Cradle Will Rock
  • 1940
    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men (1940)

    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

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    A documentary examining the effects of industrial automation on a small American town....

    Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
  • 1937
    The Spanish Earth

    The Spanish Earth (1937)

    The Spanish Earth

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    A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces who were backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The film would have been seen by those making it a...

    The Spanish Earth
  • 1927
    Hands: The Life and Loves of the Gentler Sex

    Hands: The Life and Loves of the Gentler Sex (1927)

    Hands: The Life and Loves of the Gentler Sex

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    The use of human hands as characters in a dance inspired narrative are used to explore female experience and representation. By drawing upon experimental traditions found in international art, film, and photography movements of the 1920s, Simon trans...

    Hands: The Life and Loves of the Gentler Sex
  • 1985
    The Cradle Will Rock

    The Cradle Will Rock (1985)

    The Cradle Will Rock

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    A filmed version of the 1985 revival of the Marc Blitzstein musical. This revival was filmed at the Old Vic, with former members of The Acting Company....

    The Cradle Will Rock