The automat
(DVD)
Contributors
Hurwitz, Lisa, film director,
Levine, Michael (Documentary filmmaker), screenwriter.
Brooks, Mel, 1926- interviewee.
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020, interviewee.
Gould, Elliott, interviewee.
Levine, Michael (Documentary filmmaker), screenwriter.
Brooks, Mel, 1926- interviewee.
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020, interviewee.
Gould, Elliott, interviewee.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, [2022].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD 647.95 Aut
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DVD 647.95 Aut
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, [2022].
Language
English
UPC
738329259297
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Bonus features: new audio introduction by Mel Brooks; audio commentary by director Lisa Hurwitz; extended interview with Mel Brooks; Horn and Hardart archival footage.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Philip Lucas ; editor, Michael Levine, Russell Greene ; music, Hummie Mann.
Participants/Performers
Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elliott Gould, Colin Powell, Carl Reiner, Howard Schultz.
Description
The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation's restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and little windows opened to reveal the customer's pick, be it a slice of pie, macaroni, and cheese, or a Salisbury steak. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, the working class, Blacks, and women, all of whom were often not welcome in restaurants. Featuring interviews with Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Colin Powell, and Elliott Gould, The Automat illustrates how the company both served the public with great food and at the same time treated its employees with fairness and integrity.
System Details
DVD format, widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9); NTSC, region 1; 2.0 stereo.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.
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