Sep 14, 2004
64 min
Full-HD

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)

A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.

Richard Dreyfuss

Narrator

Robert Dalva

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Steven Spielberg

Self

George Lucas

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self

John Milius

Self

John Calley

Self

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