AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)

Directors:

Gary Smith
Dann Netter

Writers:

Marty Farrell (writer)
Fred A. Rappoport (writer)

Release Date:

16 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The American Film Institute commemorates the first century of American films with this awesome made-for-TV...

Plot Keywords:

American Film Institute | Film History | TV Special | Number In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cher	...	Herself - Host
Sally Field	...	Herself - Host
Jodie Foster	...	Herself - Host
Richard Gere	...	Himself / Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Woody Allen	...	Himself
Anne Bancroft	...	Herself
Candice Bergen	...	Herself
Halle Berry	...	Herself
Mel Brooks	...	Himself
Chevy Chase	...	Himself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself
David Copperfield	...	Himself
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself
Clint Eastwood	...	Himself
Larry Gelbart	...	Himself
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
William Goldman	...	Himself
Charlton Heston	...	Himself
Dustin Hoffman	...	Himself
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself
James Earl Jones	...	Himself
Larry King	...	Himself
Tommy Lasorda	...	Himself
Ernest Lehman	...	Himself
Susan Lucci	...	Herself
Sidney Lumet	...	Himself
Dan Rather	...	Himself
Burt Reynolds	...	Himself
Julia Roberts	...	Herself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Brooke Shields	...	Herself
Carly Simon	...	Herself
Gene Siskel	...	Himself
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Sylvester Stallone	...	Himself
Ben Stiller	...	Himself
Oliver Stone	...	Himself
Donald Trump	...	Himself
Ted Turner	...	Himself
Jack Valenti	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:138 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

American Film Institute (AFI)

Trivia:

Steven Spielberg is the most represented director with 5 films on the list.

Movie Connections:

Features The African Queen (1951)

Soundtrack:

A Ticket To Dream

A Great Documentary with great coverage and guests

I loved this show! It was so great I just HAD to buy the video of it. I had one small regret though. "Gone With the Wind" should have been #1 instead of #4. The comments from each of the celebrity guests were very true and easy for the audience to comprehend their viewpoint. I loved Whoopi Goldberg's comments on "Doctor Zchivago" ("I remember the scene where Omar Sharif was showing Julie Christie the snow. And you were just like a little kid in that scene. There was Julie and there was Oamr and there was you.") and also on "The Wizard of Oz" ("It never occurred to me that there was anything odd in Oz because there were green people. So, I just assumed that the black folks were there too. You know, East Oz, or something"). Those are comments that I love to make when giving a commentary on my favorite films too. I am glad that this specific documentary was made. We need our future generations to see this special and then watch those movies specified in it because those later generations will never see the kind of talent that this show focused on.

A list of my 25 personal favorite films: Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, The Pride of the Yankees, Sunset Boulevard, High Noon, Picnic, On the Waterfront, Lady and the Tramp, Sergeant York, It's a Wonderful Life, West Side Story, A Farewell to Arms (1932), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, My Fair Lady, Meet Me In St. Louis, The Godfather Part II, Amadeus, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Godfather, Good Will Hunting, Little Women (1933), National Velvet, All About Eve, Titanic (1997), Meet John Doe