Television Event
To win the ratings war, they must end the Cold War
2020 · 1h 31m · N/A Documentary
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Television Event
Overview
An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.
Director and cast
More films
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
Documentary · History · NOT RATED
A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty
- Cast
- Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nikita Khrushchev
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Documentary · History · R
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Director
- Xan Cassavetes
- Cast
- Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Jim Jarmusch
Fin de concession (2010)
Documentary · N/A
Pierre Carles questions the privatization of the leading French televisions channel : is it not scandalous that the TFI-Bouygues concession has been automatically renewed since 1987 ? Taking up the anti-television fight he initiated with "Pas vu Pas pris", his first film, he confronts the people responsible for the news who have always...
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Director
- Pierre Carles
VHS Revolution (2017)
Documentary · History · N/A
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.
- Runtime
- 53m
- Cast
- Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Ray Glasser, Marc Wielage
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Documentary · PG
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Cast
- Joan Ganz Cooney, Jim Henson, Jon Stone
Comments
Talk about the film with other members