The Bruce Pittman Filmography

THE MOVIEMAKERS - 1984
Produced by Atlantis Films in co-operation with TVOntario.
Producer-director-writer: Bruce Pittman.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD - 1984
King Vidor, Henry King, Henry Hathaway, Rouben Mamoulin, and Mervyn LeRoy discuss the films they made in Hollywood's golden era.

THE DESIGNERS - 1984
Top designers discuss the various crafts involved in making films. Guests included Lee Garmes, William Fraker, Stanley Cortez, Richard Sylbert, Edith Head, and Hermes Pan.

THE CHARACTER ACTOR: I KNOW A FACE BUT ... - 1984
Charles Lane, Jack Elam, Noah Beery, Harry Carey Jr., and Albert Salmi talk about being character actors.

JOHN HUSTON: ON HIMSELF - 1984
John Huston discusses his own career.

SOUNDTRACK: THE COMPOSERS 1984
Henry Mancini, Miklos Rosza, David Raksin, Saul Chaplin, and John Green discuss their work composing film music.

DAVID O. SELZNICK: A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND - 1984
Guests Raymond Klune, King Vidor, Daniel Selznick, Ron Haver, and Lee Garmes talk about the life and career of David O. Selznick.

THE CARTOONIST - 1984
Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones discuss the creation of the Looney Tune classics.

GEORGE STEVENS: THE MAN AND HIS MOVIES - 1984
George Stevens Jr., Elisha Cook, Charlton Heston, Joel McCrea, William Hornbeck, Ivan Moffatt, John Sturges, and Tony Vilani talk about the life and career of George Stevens.

CRITIC'S CHOICE - 1984
Andrew Sarris, Molly Haskell, John Simon, Arthur Knight, and Charles Champlin talk about film criticism and discuss their all-time favorite films.

THE BEST OF BRITAIN - 1984
David Niven, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, John Justin, Marius Goring, Jack Cardiff, and Sir John Clements talk about some of Britain's all-time great films.

MORE BEST OF BRITAIN - 1984
John Justin, Ann Todd, Sir Richard Attenborough, Anthony Havelock-Allen, Freddie Young, and David Lean discuss Lean's career.

THE 20'S: ROARING WITH LAUGHTER - 1984
Hal Roach reviews his long career in screen comedy.

GODS AND GODDESSES - 1983
Lives and careers of Hollywood's legendary sex symbols are explored with guests Henry Fonda, Vincent Price, Sally Kellerman, Marsha Mason, Sydney Pollack, and Joshua Logan.

SEX AND VIOLENCE IN THE MOVIES - 1983
The issue of sex and violence is discussed by Stanley Kramer, Roger Corman, John Milius, and David Picker.

MASTERS OF HORROR - 1983
A look at horror films through the eyes of their creators: Roger Corman, Vincent Price, and Robert Wise.

THE ART OF ACTING - 1983
A closeup look at stars and their profession with Marsha Mason, Richard Widmark, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon, and Gregory Peck.

THE CLASSIC WESTERN - 1983
A behind-the-scenes look at four classic westerns: Yellow Sky, The Gunfighter, High Noon, and The Ox-Bow Incident. Guests included Gregory Peck, Harry Morgan, Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Stanley Kramer, and Henry King.

THE HOLLYWOOD TEN - 1983
An interview with Ring Lardner Jr. about the McCarthy era and Hollywood.

DARRYL F. ZANUCK — LAST OF THE MOGULS - 1983
The life and career of Darryl F. Zanuck. Zanuck is explored by Henry King, Philip Dunne, Milton Sperling, Bruce Humberstone, and Dana Andrews.

SPECIAL EFFECTS — THE MAGICIANS - 1983
The magic of movies is explored through the work of experts Linwood Dunn, Ray Harryhausen, and George Pal.

THE FILMS OF FRANK CAPRA - 1983
Frank Capra reviews his own career.

THE BUSINESS OF DIRECTING - 1983
Directors discuss the art and business of directing. Guests included Robert Aldrich, Stanley Kramer, John Schlesinger, Sydney Pollack, Peter Bogdanovich, and Billy Wilder.

A PORTRAIT OF JOHN FORD - 1983
The career of John Ford is examined by co-workers John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark, James Stewart, and John Ford himself.

THE PRODUCERS - 1983
A look at producers with Hal B. Wallis, Samual Arkoff, David Picker, Stanley Kramer, Albert S. Ruddy, and Pandro S. Berman.

THE SCREENWRITER - 1983Three screenwriters talk about their work: Philip Dunne, Joan Tewkesbury, and Stirling Silliphant.

TALKING FILM (60 Episodes) - 1978-81
Producer-director: Bruce Pittman.
Co-Producer/Host: Elwy Yost.
This program was a spinoff of Saturday Night at the Movies.(See below)
The shows consisted of original half-hour interviews with film crafts people from the golden age of Hollywood.

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES (108 Episodes) - 1974-77
Producer-director: Bruce Pittman.
Co-Producer/Host: Elwy Yost.
This show presented a double-feature as part of a specific theme evening. In-between the movies was an original documentary program which enlarged on the evening's theme. Some shows were film, some tape and some live-to-air.
The program started in the spring of 1974 is still running.

CATS - 1973
Producer-director-writer-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
A study of the mythology of fairy tales and cats.

TRAINS - 1973
Producer-writer-director-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
The fascination of trains.

RITUAL - 1973
Producer-writer-director-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
The patterns and rituals seen at a football game.

LINE OF SCRIMMAGE - 1973
Producer-director-writer-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
The action on the line in a football game.

WINTERLIGHT - 1973
Producer-director-writer-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
Landscapes in winter and a lover lost.

CITYSCAPES - 1973
Producer-director-writer-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
Views of a city.

MOVEMENT, FORM, BEAUTY - 1973
Producer-director-writer-cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
A gymnist practising her routine.

THE MAKER AND THE PROCESS - 1971
Producer Bruce Pittman, directors George Wright and Bruce Pittman, writer George Wright, cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
Freddie Young cinematographer of Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter at work in Sheridan College, Ontario.

FRANKENHEIMER - 1970
Producer Bruce Pittman, director-writer George Wright, cameraman-editor Bruce Pittman.
A film about director John Frankenheimer.