Product Details

• Actors: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Joe Morton, Michael Murphy, Linda Hunt
• Writers: Rocky Collins, Henry Hampton
• Producers: Katy Mostoller, Michael Rossi, Rocky Collins, Tracy Heather Strain
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Pbs Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 27, 1997
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00000JKWL
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,557 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent documentary of the invention of television, April 22, 2000

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This review is from: American Experience: Big Dream Small Screen [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Big Dream, Small Screen" corrects a historical oversight by chronicling the invention and exploitation of television, focusing on its true inventor Philo T. Farnsworth. Although not a household name like Edision or Bell, Farnsworth's contribution would impact the world forever. This one-hour documentary not only illustrates how Farnsworth struggled to develop television, but how he won a major legal battle with coporate giant RCA to patent it. Through interviews with Farnsworth's family, friends and colleagues and archival footage, director David Dugan captures Farnsworth's drive and genius. You may curse television or praise it; either way, you must admit it's changed the world. This film explains how that change started.