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Yesterday's Witness

a tribute to the American Newsreel

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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.

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Language
English
  • media
  • news
  • cinema history

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1976
    • Theatrical (limited)Film Forum, NYC24 Feb 1977
    • TVPBS - first affiliate WNMU-TV1 Dec 1979
    • Digital / OTT9 Feb 2017
  • CanadaCA

    • TVCityTV, Toronto3 Jun 1979
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereFestival dei Popoli, Florence1 Dec 1975

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Yesterday's Witness was released on 1 November 1976.

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