Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke

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The Unseen Alistair Cooke
Title: The Unseen Alistair Cooke
Character: Self/Archival Footage
Released: July 17, 2008
Type: Movie
Alistair Cooke was known to millions as the graceful, amazingly well-read host of Masterpiece Theatre for 22 years. But this very public side of a very outgoing man was just the tip of the iceberg to a fascinating career extending back to the Jazz Age. The Unseen Alistair Cooke includes footage from 150 reels of film shot by Cooke from the 1930s on, recording his encounters with American scenes and celebrities. Discovered after his death, the treasure trove includes a short feature of his friends Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in an exuberant playlet filmed aboard Chaplin’s yacht.
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The Congress
Title: The Congress
Character: Self - Journalist
Released: March 19, 1989
Type: Movie
For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
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Bacall on Bogart
Title: Bacall on Bogart
Character: Self
Released: March 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies and interview clips with his peers.
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Title: Unknown Chaplin
Character: Self
Released: January 5, 1983
Type: TV
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
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Blitz on Britain
Title: Blitz on Britain
Character: Narrator
Released: June 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Featuring archival footage from both German and UK sources, this documentary examines the defense of Britain during the early years of World War II.
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The Three Faces of Eve
Title: The Three Faces of Eve
Character: Himself (prologue narrator)
Released: December 23, 1957
Type: Movie
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.
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Title: Omnibus
Character: Himself - Host
Released: November 9, 1952
Type: TV
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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All at Sea
Title: All at Sea
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
"All at Sea" is a short documentary of Cooke, Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard all on Chaplin's yacht on an afternoon sail.