Studs Terkel Trailers
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Most Popular Studs Terkel Trailers
Total trailers found: 22
Algren Trailer (2021)
21 October 2021
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren.
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe's great stages.
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin Trailer (2005)
19 August 2005
On May 8th, 1945, writer, director Norman Corwin broadcast ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, an unforgettable homage to the end of war in Europe.
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story Trailer (2009)
06 September 2009
In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews.
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time Trailer (1982)
07 March 1982
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War Trailer (1984)
28 March 1984
This documentary examines the experiences of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, using interviews with survivors more than 50 years later.
Eight Men Out Trailer (1988)
02 September 1988
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain.
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.
The Dollmaker Trailer (1984)
13 May 1984
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit.
To Write and Keep Kind Trailer (1992)
31 December 1992
A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his family and friends, and provides an insightful look at his short stories and poems.
Anthem Trailer (1997)
25 July 1997
When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borrowed car and hit the road, it was with the deeply felt conviction that somewhere, shrouded in the din of talk shows and tabloid headlines, they'd discover the real America, alive and well in all of its regions and demographics.
The Big One Trailer (1997)
06 September 1997
The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country asking why big American corporations produce their product abroad where labor is cheaper while so many Americans are unemployed, losing their jobs, and would happily be hired by such companies as Nike.
Studs Terkel: Listening to America Trailer (2009)
15 May 2009
For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans through his skillful interviews on radio, in books and on TV.
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago Trailer (2007)
01 November 2007
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974.
Chicago Blues Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
Harley Cokeliss's Chicago Blues filmed in 1972 was a remarkable film; remarkable in that it was not just a competent documentary but a film crafted with care by professionals with a love and understanding of music and a respect for its history and artists.
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... Trailer (2015)
09 May 2015
An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Nelson Algren.
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street Trailer (2006)
31 December 2006
This 90 minute, 3-act documentary details the rise & fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago's great outdoor market, the birthplace of the electric blues and where "the only color that mattered was green".
Ridin' the Dog Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, of progress, and of nostalgia.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Trailer (2004)
04 September 2004
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union Trailer (1992)
05 December 1992
Harry Bridges: A Man and his Union chronicles the life of one of America's most important and controversial left-wing labor leader.
Studs Terkel's Chicago Trailer (1985)
07 June 1985
This documentary features acclaimed Chicagoan broadcaster and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel talking about the value of oral history and the voice of ordinary working Americans.
Corwin Trailer (1996)
14 June 1996
Biography of Norman Corwin, the great writer, producer and director of the Golden Age of Radio. Actors in his radio plays included Orson Welles, Jimmy Stewart, Charles Laughton, Danny Kaye, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland.
