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Jack Valenti

Also Known As: Jack Joseph Valenti

Biography: Jack Valenti was, for 38 years (1966-2004), the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. In 1968 he created the MPAA film rating system.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: September 05, 1921

Age: 103 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: April 26, 2007

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Overview: Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2006-01-26

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0.8072

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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Overview: A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Genres: Documentary History

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2008-03-03

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0.8072

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Overview: Details the impact of television on people and social institutions.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1981-08-01

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Overview: This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. It turns out that trumpet player Herb Alpert is the only other performer listed in the credits who is actually there in person. The others appear in clips, some from their own U.S. Savings Bonds spots, others from unidentified movie or TV appearances. Singer Barbara McNair is shown entertaining U.S. troops in Viet Nam, and the youth group The Young Americans also sings.

Genres: Documentary Comedy

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1968-01-01

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Overview: Despite the anti-Semitic campaign launched by the Polish People's Government in the late 1960s, director Jerzy Hoffman finishes working on the film Pan Wołodyjowski. It becomes the ticket to the production of Potop, the most expensive film in the history of Polish cinematography. During his work, the director not only has to deal with mounting production problems, the distrust of the People's Government, but also with the expectations of millions of Poles.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: pl

Release Date: 2024-11-14

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0.8072

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Votes: 1

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