KCET Movie Trailers
Most Popular KCET Trailers
Total trailers found: 38
I Never Sang for My Father Trailer (1988)
15 June 1988
A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.
Knuckle Trailer (1975)
04 June 1975
Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency Trailer (2007)
01 June 2007
A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant.
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Trailer (1976)
16 September 1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.
Double Solitaire Trailer (1974)
16 January 1974
With his parents about to celebrate their wedding anniversary, a middle-aged husband agrees to renew his vows to his longtime wife.
Nourish the Beast Trailer (1974)
05 June 1974
Baba Goya is a loudmouth mother who goes through husbands and orphans like the Turkish coffee she makes in a dirty old soup pan.
The War Widow Trailer (1976)
28 October 1976
Originally broadcast by KCET (PBS) on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions," this sweet, quiet film is set during World War I.
A Raisin in the Sun Trailer (1989)
01 February 1989
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Sty of the Blind Pig Trailer (1974)
29 May 1974
After moving to Chicago from the South just as the civil rights movement takes hold, the members of an African American family led by steely matriarch Weedy Warren have different reactions to the social upheaval surrounding them.
The Gardener's Son Trailer (1977)
06 January 1977
Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, and the poor McEvoys, who work there.
Sing! Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
Sing! is a 2001 American short documentary film about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock.
The Old Settler Trailer (2001)
25 April 2001
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943.
Neighbors Trailer (1971)
18 November 1971
Racial tensions come out of the woodwork when an upper-class white couple puts their suburban home on the market and the listing draws a pair of equally well-to-do African American buyers from Harlem.
Working Trailer (1982)
13 April 1982
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average.
Lemonade Trailer (1971)
16 September 1971
A perceptive and funny study about the fantasies, inhibitions and dreams of two frustrated and lonely middle-class matrons who set up competing lemonade stands along a jammed highway.
The Shadow of a Gunman Trailer (1972)
04 December 1972
Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920s, this was the first part of Sean O'Casey's celebrated "Dublin Trilogy.
Walking on Air Trailer (1987)
17 January 1987
A young paraplegic wants to escape the bonds of gravity by going into outer space.
Awake and Sing! Trailer (1972)
03 June 1972
The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play.
Roosters Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter. Seeking to re-establish his legendary status as a champion breeder, he comes back for the rooster bred by his father.
The Hemingway Play Trailer (1976)
11 March 1976
A novel portrait of author Ernest Hemingway, in which four versions of the man from different points of his life exist simultaneously.
Reflections of A Native Son Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
a vivid look at the teenage subculture of South Bronx.
Philemon Trailer (1976)
07 October 1976
Set in Ancient Greece, a street clown Cockian is hired by a Roman Commander to impersonate an imprisoned Christian leader in order to learn the group's secrets, but the clown begins to take his role to heart.
Yo Soy Chicano Trailer (1972)
14 August 1972
Portrays the Chicano experience, from its roots in pre-Columbian history to the present, by dramatically recreating key events in Mexican history and by presenting interviews with Chicano leaders, Dolores Huerta, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Jose Angel Gutierrez, who discuss solutions to the oppression of Chicanos.
A Friend Called Lyle Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
"Soon after being diagnosed with breast cancer, 39 year old Lyle Matthews asked her friend, filmmaker Bob Markee, to record her struggle with the disease.
Adventures from the Book of Virtues Trailer (1996)
02 September 1996
When young Zach and Annie face challenges, they're often unsure of what's the right thing to do. But by listening to inspiring stories from the buffalo Plato, the kids learn to make good decisions based on virtues like honesty, courage and loyalty.
More Things That Aren't Here Anymore Trailer (1998)
28 February 1998
Another nostalgic look at Southern California's past, particularly things and places in and around Los Angeles which no longer exist.
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
Short documentary about the great American '50s highway
Bill Cosby on Prejudice Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
A man denigrates every conceivable group, including “niggers”, whites, women, children and the elderly.
Imagining America Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
An anthology film consisting of four shorts with the central theme being life in the United States.
Liza’s Pioneer Diary Trailer (1976)
17 November 1976
The story of a gentle, unsure young woman who grows in maturity and self-reliance as she travels across the American plains in 1848 in a wagon train with her young husband and his family.
The Making of the Wizard of Oz Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
The time was 1938. The place, Hollywood. This is the story of one of the 456 films made that year, how it was made, and why it has endured.
Six Characters in Search of An Author Trailer (1976)
14 October 1976
A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story.
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Trailer (1984)
19 November 1984
Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta.
Tribe Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
a cross between impressionist documentary, music video and live-action photo-essay
Shari's Passover Surprise Trailer (1996)
14 April 1996
Trouble brews as Charlie Horse's campaign for class president leads him to invite the whole class to Shari's for Passover.
A League of Their Own: The Documentary Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
In WWII, many men who were professional athletes went to war. The women filled in on the baseball field like they did in the factories.
