Yesterday's Witness
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For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news and public affairs programs became a great improvement over the scanty information offered by the newsreels. This documentary offers insight into a medium which has disappeared.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1976-11-01
Runtime: 54 mins
Director: Christian Blackwood
Writer: Raymond Fielding
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Yesterday's Witness
Production Companies: Michael Blackwood Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
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