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The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects

Movie·1997·0h 50m

The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

A history of movie magic from 1895 to 1995, showing primitive effects used in such films as "A Trip to the Moon" up to the state of the art effects used in "Apollo 13" and "The Abyss."

Producer

Lise Romanoff

Themes

special effectsfilmmaking

Production House

Simitar Entertainment Inc
Smithsonian Productions

Audience Score

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// cast

Cast

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Narrator

// crew

Crew

Lise Romanoff

Producer

Stephen Rocha

Director, Writer

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