
David Brown
Production · 1916 – 2010 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
David Brown (July 28, 1916 – February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.
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Movie6.5DocumentaryHollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · 2 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryA documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995 · 31 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryThe first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997 · 6 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryDocumentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 · 14 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryMarilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film and Marilyn's last days were seemingly lost… until now. Through interviews, never-before-seen footage and an edited reconstruction of "Something's Got to Give", Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days provides a definitive and fascinating look at the last act in the life of the world's most famous and tragic superstar.
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001 · 25 votes
Movie7.9DocumentaryA documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).
Movie8.0DocumentaryTV MovieBBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws.
In the Teeth of Jaws
1997 · 2 votes
Movie5.3DocumentaryA retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers of the filmmakers and cast, and how the film made a distinct impact on the Western genre.
Movie7.7DocumentaryDocumentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.
Movie4.8DocumentaryA biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995 · 5 votes
Movie7.8DocumentaryA documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this sequel to the now-classic horror movie that had viewers too scared to go into the water. Includes interviews with the writer, director, and other members of the creative staff who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
The Making of Jaws 2
2001 · 5 votes
Movie9.0DramaAfter the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi and a community activist help two youths--one a Hasidic Jew, the other African-American--form a hip-hop group to heal their neighboorhood.
Crown Heights
2004 · 1 votes
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TV6.8Talk ShowThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · 12 votes
TV8.1DocumentaryE! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 81 votes
TV5.4DocumentaryEach installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · 7 votes