Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1992)

Genres - Documentary, History  |   Release Date - Jan 29, 1992  |   Run Time - 113 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Cast

Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Narrator (voice)
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Self - Serenades Sarnoff (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - Makes Broadcast About Banking Reform (archive footage)
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
Self - Writer
Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Self - Sings (archive sound)
John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Hamlet (archive sound)
Lee De Forest
Lee De Forest
Self - Objects to Quality of Radio Programming (archive footage)
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Self - Eulogizes Sarnoff (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Self - Professor in War of the Worlds Broadcast (archive sound)
Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards
Self - Host of 'This Is Your Life' (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self - Finest Hour Speech (archive sound)
Erik Barnouw
Erik Barnouw
Self - Historian
Ken Bilby
Ken Bilby
Self - Biographer of David Sarnoff
Norman Corwin
Norman Corwin
Self - Writer
Red Barber
Red Barber
Self - Radio Announcer
Susan Douglas
Susan Douglas
Self - Historian
Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)
Bob Warren
Bob Warren
Self - This is Your Life Announcer (archive footage)
Charles J. Correll
Charles J. Correll
Self - Prepares for Amos 'n' Andy Broadcast (archive footage)
David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff
Self - with Marconi at RCA (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - Announces Landing in Normandy (archive footage)
Eugenia Farrar
Eugenia Farrar
Self (with Lee De Forest) (archive footage)
Frank Günther
Frank Günther
Self - Engineer
Freeman F. Gosden
Freeman F. Gosden
Self - Prepares for Amos 'n' Andy Broadcast (archive footage)
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
Self - Visits Sarnoff at RCA (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Self - Announces Bombing of Hiroshima (archive sound)
Jeanne Hammond
Jeanne Hammond
Self - Niece of Edwin H. Armstrong
Loren Jones
Loren Jones
Self - Engineer
Marie Mosquini
Marie Mosquini
Self - with Lee De Forest (archive footage)
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Crew

Ken Burns
Director, Producer, Executive Producer
Geoffrey C. Ward
Writer
Morgan Wesson
Producer
Paul Barnes
Editor
Tom Lewis
Producer
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