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Hollywood's Great Directors

A retrospective look at the careers of some of the greatest and most successful directors in movie history, talking about their favourite films and the stars they worked with.

A retrospective look at the careers of some of the greatest and most successful directors in movie history, talking about their favourite films, the stars they worked with and their sometimes difficult relationships with Hollywood's studio bosses. Features rarely seen interviews with a line-up of directing legends, including John Ford, Frank Capra, Sidney Lumet, George Cukor, Billy Wilder and Cecil B DeMille.

43 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Jan 202323:20
BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:09

    Claude Vasori

    Accroche Toi, Caroline (Vision On Theme)

    Performer: Paris Studio Group.
  • 00:24

    Unnamed Library Contributors

    Girl In A Sportscar

  • 00:38

    Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Blue Skies Are Round The Corner

  • 00:38

    Ambrose

    Blue Skies Are Just Around The Corner

Credits

NarratorSylvia Syms
Assistant ProducerKate Robertson
Series ProducerSimon Goretzki
Executive ProducerCarla-Maria Lawson
ProducerKarn Christensen

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Apr 201513:35
    BBC Two
  • Sun 28 Feb 201614:10
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sat 12 Mar 201617:10
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sat 5 Jan 201914:30
    BBC Two
  • Sat 8 Feb 202013:40
    BBC Two except Scotland & BBC Scotland
  • Sun 11 Oct 202013:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 20 Feb 202115:45
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 25 Aug 202223:55
    BBC Four
  • Fri 20 Jan 202323:20
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only

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