Yesterday's Witness (1976)

For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news and public affairs programs became a great improvement over the scanty information offered by the newsreels. This documentary offers insight into a medium which has disappeared.

Released

1976-11-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

54 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Christian Blackwood

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 1 votes