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1 online resource (streaming video file) (79 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
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Carl Reiner, Colin Powell, Elliott Gould, Howard Schultz, Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Wilson Goode |
| Event |
Originally produced by A Slice of Pie Productions in 2021. |
| Summary |
Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, THE AUTOMAT, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Horns, the Hardarts, and key employees - we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
History, Modern.
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History.
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Americans.
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Documentary films.
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Foreign study.
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Social sciences.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Hurwitz, Lisa, film director.
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Reiner, Carl, actor.
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Powell, Colin, actor.
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Gould, Elliott, actor.
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Schultz, Howard, actor.
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Brooks, Mel, actor.
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Bader Ginsburg, Ruth, actor.
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Goode, Wilson, actor.
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A Slice of Pie Productions (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
13284298 Kanopy |
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