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The Universal Story

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This look back on the first 80 years of Universal Studios focuses on the evolution of the motion picture -- and how the studio evolved along with it. Universal gets its start during the silent era, continues with the advent of sound film through "All Quiet on the Western Front" and other classics, and even survives changes of ownership. A peak period -- the '80s and '90s -- is covered in depth and accompanied by clips of movies by such blockbuster filmmakers as the legendary Steven Spielberg.

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Audience Member Entertaining documentary to the past of Universal, one of the great studios, that make classics movies. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This look back on the first 80 years of Universal Studios focuses on the evolution of the motion picture -- and how the studio evolved along with it. Universal gets its start during the silent era, continues with the advent of sound film through "All Quiet on the Western Front" and other classics, and even survives changes of ownership. A peak period -- the '80s and '90s -- is covered in depth and accompanied by clips of movies by such blockbuster filmmakers as the legendary Steven Spielberg.
Director
David Heeley
Producer
David Heeley, Joan Kramer
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 59m