Product Details

• Actors: Walter Cronkite
• Directors: David Hoffman
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Varied Directions
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1985
• Run Time: 57 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000066JBJ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,326 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

Photojournalism is fantastic and Life Magazine photojournalists are the best of the best. I had the chance to sit with 15 of these great photographers and hold their best photographs in front of them and hear their most personal, analytical and profound reactions. The results are extremely valuable for photographers and also deeply emotional for viewers who want to relive some of the greatest moments of the 20th century -- and some of the silliest as well.

About the Actor

David Hoffman is one of America’s premier documentary filmmakers. For more than 35 years, he roamed the world recording unusual and provocative stories. His 125 reality films have appeared on primetime PBS, Turner Broadcasting, Discovery, and A&E. He produced specials for NOVA, The American Experience, and National Geographic. His films have won every major national and international documentary award. Hoffman is known for finding ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. He is a consummate storyteller who uses the re-enactment, original music, and never before seen vintage footage, to enhance the drama of his stories. Several of Hoffman’s PBS’s specials were among the highest rated TV programs of the year that they aired

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars completely worthwhile, really interesting, April 10, 2007

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This review is from: Photography:As Told by Life Magazine Photographers (DVD)

Very interesting, poignant, and often fun. Hearing Life Magazine photographers, who have taken some of the most influential photographs of our time, tell their stories about the photographs and about themselves is fascinating. Sometimes you can see their deep emotional connection to the pictures, other times you laugh at their anecdotes. Overall, worth watching for anyone.