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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
The film "Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio" is a 113 minute history / documentary from 1991, directed by Ken Burns. The main cast consists of Jason Robards and Red Barber.
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
- Directed by: Ken Burns
- Main cast: Jason Robards, Red Barber
- Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward
- Cinematography: Ken Burns, Allen Moore
Details
- Title: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
- Year: 1991
- Genres: History, documentary
- Duration: 1h 53m
Release Dates
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio premiered in cinemas on October 1, 1991.
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Cast & Crew
We know about 24 people who worked on "Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio";
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Roles
- Arturo Toscanini ... Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)
- Charles J. Correll ... Self - Prepares for Amos 'n' Andy Broadcast (archive footage)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower ... Self - Announces Landing in Normandy (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra ... Self - Serenades Sarnoff (archive footage)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt ... Self - Makes Broadcast About Banking Reform (archive footage)
- Freeman F. Gosden ... Self - Prepares for Amos 'n' Andy Broadcast (archive footage)
- Garrison Keillor ... Self - Writer
- Gene Autry ... Self - Sings (archive sound)
- Harry S. Truman ... Self - Announces Bombing of Hiroshima (archive sound)
- Jason Robards ... Narrator
- John Barrymore ... Hamlet (archive sound)
- Lee De Forest ... Self - Objects to Quality of Radio Programming (archive footage)
- Marie Mosquini ... Self - with Lee De Forest (archive footage)
- Nelson Rockefeller ... Self - Eulogizes Sarnoff (archive footage)
- Norman Corwin ... Self - Writer
- Orson Welles ... Self - Professor in War of the Worlds Broadcast (archive sound)
- Ralph Edwards ... Self - Host of 'This Is Your Life' (archive footage)
- Red Barber ... Self - Radio Announcer
- Winston Churchill ... Self - Finest Hour Speech (archive sound)
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