Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Jan 21, 1997

2h 9m

★ 7.2

Step Inside A Hollywood Dream Factory

Overview

The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Foxstar Productions

20th Century Fox Television

Van Ness Films

AMC

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Cast

Narrator

Julie Andrews

Host

James Coburn

Self

Red Buttons

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Alice Faye

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Roddy McDowall

Self

Don Murray

Self

Debbie Reynolds

Self

Eli Wallach

Self

Robert Wagner

Self

Robert Wise

Self

Sheree North

Self

David Brown

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