American Masters
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American Masters | A Letter to Elia | PBS (#2305)
Full Program: Watch Martin Scorsese's documentary, a labor of love, honoring the legendary Elia Kazan 01:25:40
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American Masters | Highlights from A Letter... (#2305)
Watch excerpts from Martin Scorsese's documentary tribute to legendary director Elia Kazan 05:06
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American Masters | A Letter To Elia - Preview... (#2305)
Composed of clips, stills, readings from Kazan's autobiography and his speech on directing (read by Elias Koteas), a... 00:31
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American Masters | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | PBS
Full Program: Mel Brooks: The 2000 Year Old Man. 01:22:41
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AMERICAN MASTERS: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Mel...
Even while fighting in WWII, Mel Brooks went for the laugh. 'American Masters - Mel Brooks: Make a Noise' premieres... 01:23
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Series Description: AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national public television, the series is both a celebration and an exploration of creativity in America. Consisting of more than 250 hours of programming to date, AMERICAN MASTERS is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity.
All Upcoming Episodes
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A Letter to Elia (#2305)
A look at "On the Waterfront" director Elia Kazan reflects on the days of the Hollywood Blacklist. [86 minutes]
- Fri, July 12, 9:00 PM on IPTV
- Mon, July 15, 7:30 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, July 16, 12:30 AM on IPTV World
- Tue, July 16, 8:30 AM on IPTV World
- Tue, July 16, 2:30 PM on IPTV World
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Trumbo (#2205)
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, was convicted for contempt, and spent 11 months in federal prison. He also lost all right to ply his... [86 minutes]
- Mon, July 15, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, July 16, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Tue, July 16, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Mon, July 22, 3:00 AM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of American Masters aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Hollywood Chinese (#2202)
- Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character (#2008)
- James Levine: America's Maestro (#2403)
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (#2109)
- John Muir in the New World (#2402)
- Trumbo (#2205)
- Philip Roth: Unmasked (#2603)
- Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (#2206)
- Neil Young: Don't Be Denied (#2203)
- Cab Calloway: Sketches (#2502)
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (#2501)
- Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (#2503)
- Harper Lee: Hey Boo (#2504)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll (#2602)
