Yesterday's Witness

"a tribute to the American Newsreel"

Documentary

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AI Analysis

"The performances are nuanced and deeply moving, elevating the material. This film is a 0% match for your taste."

Synopsis

For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news and public affairs programs became a great improvement over the scanty information offered by the newsreels. This documentary offers insight into a medium which has disappeared.