Yesterday's Witness
“a tribute to the American Newsreel”
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.
Rating
7.0/10
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Runtime
54 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1976
Released
Language
EN
Yesterday's Witness
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