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Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)
TV Movie | Documentary
An amazing insider's look at nearly four decades of movie making including screen tests, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Tom Hanks, Raquel Welch, George Lucas, Oliver Stone, Robert Altman and much more.
Writers
Kevin Burns (writer) | Jerry Decker (writer) | Ed Singer (writer)
Producer
Shelley Lyons (producer)
Composer
Tom Jenkins
Editor
Scott B. Morgan
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Release date
Sep 26, 2000 (United States)

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Irwin Allen
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Angela Bassett
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Dennis Quaid
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Robert Redford
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Katharine Ross
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Meg Ryan
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Susan Sarandon
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Roy Scheider
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George C. Scott
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Lin Shaye
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Charlie Sheen
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Maureen Stapleton
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Harvey Stephens
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Ben Stiller
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Madeleine Stowe
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Barbra Streisand
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Donald Sutherland
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Lily Tomlin
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Kathleen Turner
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Gwen Verdon
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Steven Waddington
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Lindsay Wagner
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Jack Warden
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12 Angry Men (1957)
David Warner
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Raquel Welch
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Grace Zabriskie
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