Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days (1991)

Directed by

Tom Neff

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life and work of American Western artist Frederic Remington. It blends his letters and paintings with narration to show how he shaped the image of the Old West.

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What happens

Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days is a 1991 documentary film of American Western artist Frederic Remington made for the PBS series American Masters. It was produced and directed by Tom Neff and written by Neff and Louise LeQuire. Actor Gregory Peck narrated the film and Ned Beatty was the voice of Remington when reading his correspondence. The documentary was produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; NHK Corporation (Japan); and Polaris Entertainment, Nashville, Tennessee. It was the first documentary to be filmed in High Definition Television (HDTV), but at the time it was years away from high-definition television broadcasting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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