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Talking Pictures

Hollywood's Great Directors

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

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A retrospective look at the careers of some of the greatest and most successful directors in movie history, talking about their favourite films, the stars they worked with and their sometimes difficult relationships with Hollywood's studio bosses. Features rarely seen interviews with a line-up of directing legends, including John Ford, Frank Capra, Sidney Lumet, George Cukor, Billy Wilder and Cecil B DeMille. Show less

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