The Story of Film: An Odyssey - Season 1 - Eps 11: The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream
Star Wars, Jaws and The Exorcist created the multiplexes, but they were also innovative. In India the world’s most famous movie star, Amitabh Bachchan, shows how Bollywood was doing new things in the seventies too. And we discover that Bruce Lee movies kick-started the kinetic films of Hong Kong, where master Yuen Woo-ping talks exclusively about his action movies and his wire fu choreography for The Matrix.
About The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Title: The Story of Film: An Odyssey
First Air Date: 2011-09-03
Last Air Date: 2011-12-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 59 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 15
Network: Channel 4
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Channel 4 Television, Hopscotch Films
Synopsis
A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
Cast
Mark Cousins
Presenter / Narrator
Mario Cordova
Narratore
