The World of Tomorrow (film) explained

The World of Tomorrow is a 1984 American documentary film by Lance Bird and Tom Johnson.^[1]

Summary

A nostalgic look at pre-WWII America and the 1939 World's Fair through black-and-white newsreels and industrial films, but mostly from Kodachrome color home movies.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Cast

• Jason Robards Jr. - Narrator^[7]

Production

Produced by WNET with a budget of $298,155,^[7] it first was released to theaters for Academy Award consideration and later broadcast on PBS the next year.^[8]

Accolades

• 1985 Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize Documentary (nominated)^{[9] [10]}

See also

• America, Lost and Found - 1979 documentary also by Bird and Johnson focusing on the Great Depression
• List of American independent films

External links

• The World of Tomorrow at IMDb
• Part 1 on Internet Archive
• Part 2 on Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. News: Screen: 'the World of Tomorrow' - The New York Times. The New York Times . 7 March 1984 . 2024-03-27 . Canby . Vincent .
2. Web site: The World of Tomorrow - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. fullframefest.org. 2024-03-28.
3. Web site: Film Forum · The World of Tomorrow. filmforum.org. 2024-03-28.
4. Web site: The world of tomorrow. WorldCat.org. 2024-03-28.
5. Web site: The World of Tomorrow Returns To Film Forum 34 Years After Its Premiere - Queens Gazette. qgazette.com. 25 April 2018 . 2024-03-28.
6. https://letterboxd.com/film/the-world-of-tomorrow-1984/ Letterboxd
7. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/01/movies/film-looks-at-the-39-world-s-fair.html FILM LOOKS AT THE '39 WORLD FAIR - The New York Times
8. Web site: The World of Tomorrow. sunnycv.com. 2024-03-28.
9. Web site: The World of Tomorrow (1984). FilmAffinity. 2024-03-28.
10. Web site: Sundance Film Festival (1985). IMDb. 2024-03-28.