Movie: Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

Top 7 Billed Cast

James Cameron
James Cameron

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Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich

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George Lucas
George Lucas

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Mark Protosevich
Mark Protosevich

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David Scarpa
David Scarpa

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Vivian Sobchack
Vivian Sobchack

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Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

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    Gives insight into the creators mindset and how they culled from real life events to create some of the biggest sci-fi films of all time.

  • Release Date

    2011-05-06

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    5.5

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    English
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