The World of Tomorrow is a 1984 American documentary film by Lance Bird and Tom Johnson.[1]
Summary edit
A nostalgic look at pre-WWII America and the 1939 World's Fair through black-and-white newsreels and industrial films, but mostly from Kodachrome color home movies.[2][3][4][5][6]
Cast edit
- Jason Robards Jr. - Narrator[7]
Production edit
Produced by WNET with a budget of $298,155,[7] it first was released to theaters for Academy Award consideration and later broadcast on PBS the next year.[8]
Accolades edit
- 1985 Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize Documentary (nominated)[9][10]
See also edit
- America, Lost and Found - 1979 documentary also by Bird and Johnson focusing on the Great Depression
- List of American independent films
References edit
- ^ "Screen: 'the World of Tomorrow' - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "The World of Tomorrow - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". fullframefest.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Film Forum · The World of Tomorrow". filmforum.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "The world of tomorrow". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "The World of Tomorrow Returns To Film Forum 34 Years After Its Premiere - Queens Gazette". qgazette.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Letterboxd
- ^ a b FILM LOOKS AT THE '39 WORLD FAIR - The New York Times
- ^ "The World of Tomorrow". sunnycv.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "The World of Tomorrow (1984)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival (1985)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-28.