Edwin NewmanFilmography

The Pelican Brief

Actors: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn

Synopsis: Embroiled in an affair with Thomas Callahan (Sam Shephard), her alcoholic professor, precocious 24-year-old Tulane University law student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) writes up an insightful theory about the recent murder of two Supreme Court justices, one of whom, Abraham Rosenberg (Hume Cronyn) Read More

War Stories [Documentary Series]

Synopsis: This five-part collection features actual footage from World War II. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Wings: Ladies Who Lunch

Synopsis: Joe (Tim Daly) makes a valiant effort to end the bickering between his former girlfriend Helen (Crystal Bernard) and his present sweetie Gail (Gretchen German, making her final series appearance) by suggesting that the two ladies "do lunch." Contrary to their expectations, Helen and Gail hit if Read More

V for Victory: Pearl Harbor to Midway

V for Victory: North Africa and the Global War

Synopsis: This video is part of a series that chronicles the big events and figures of the tumultuous times of World War II. The series, hosted by journalists Eric Sevareid and Edwin Newman, follow war developments to the far-flung corners of the earth, recounting the strategies, battles,and campaigns that Read More

V for Victory: D-Day and the Battle for France - Operation Overlord

V for Victory: Guadalcanal and the Pacific Counterattack

Synopsis: During WWII, Guadalcanal was a strategic island for the Japanese, and after months of almost constant fighting, American military forces prevailed, shattering the myth that the Japanese were invincible. V for Victory: Guadalcanal and the Pacific Counter Attack scrutinizes these conflicts, and Read More

V for Victory: Iwo Jima, Okinawa

Synopsis: This documentary depicts the battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, "the push on Japan," and the prominent personalities involved in the campaign. Original newsreel stories are used to show the events in these two decisive battles in the Pacific theater that resulted in the unconditional surrender of Read More

V for Victory: Anzio and the Italian Campaign

Synopsis: The ten-volume set for Victory chronicles the significant events and leading personalities of World War II. Using original newsreel stories, the program V for Victory: Anzio and the Italian Campaign examines the difficult American drive in Italy. In July of 1943, discontent among Italians led to Read More

V for Victory: Tarawa and the Island War

Synopsis: This film is part of a series which chronicles the decisive battles of World War II. The present episode recounts the hard-fought battle on the island of Tarawa, an atoll that is part of the Gilbert Islands. The island was considered to be a crucial part of the Japanese defense. From November Read More

Dennis Miller: Mr. Miller Goes to Washington

Synopsis: Not yet the erstwhile talkshow host and film actor, Dennis Miller was still doing the "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live when he made this concert video. Taped before a DC audience which includes several of the pundits and poobahs that Miller has previously skewered on the air, the video Read More

Ironclads: The Monitor and the Merrimac

Synopsis: Narated by Edwin Newman, former news correspondent, presidential debate moderator, and author, Ironclads: The Monitor and the Merrimac centers around a pair of boats that revolutionized maritime warfare during the Civil War. Using original blueprints, the design for the ship is explained in Read More

V for Victory: Women at War

Synopsis: V for Victory: Women at War details women's essential contributions to the national war effort during World War II. Original newsreel stories illustrate the period's most momentous events and highlight the era's prominent personalities. World War II changed life forever for the American woman, who Read More

V for Victory: The Eagle Triumphant

V for Victory: The Battle of the Bulge

Civil War: The Fiery Trail

Synopsis: Civil War: The Fiery Trail is a brief history of the Civil War designed for classroom use. This 1987 documentary provides a summary of the major battles and events, accompanied by a historic Civil War musical score. Narrated by Edwin Newman. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide Read More

Return to Glory: Michelangelo Revealed

Synopsis: In 1979, the largest art restoration project in history got underway. It would take twice as long to complete as it took to paint, nearly 20 years in all, and cost millions of dollars. While some art experts criticized the restoration, the art of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel would be saved from Read More

The Incas Remembered

Synopsis: This historical documentary looks at the ancient Incan civilization from its beginnings to the end from the hands of the invading Spaniards. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Spies Like Us

Actors: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, Donna Dixon, Bruce Davison

Synopsis: Director John Landis helmed this Cold War farce starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase as Austin Millbarge and Emmett Fitz-Hume -- two loser misfits who dwell in the lower ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. Convinced despite much evidence to the contrary that they're prime secret agent Read More

Saturday Night Live: Edwin Newman

Actors: Edwin Newman, Kool & The Gang

Synopsis: This 1984 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Edwin Newman and features musical guest Kool & The Gang. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

The Louvre

Synopsis: Actor Charles Boyer hosts of this overview of the extensive art collection located in the Louvre in Paris. Boyer manages to provide a highly personal touch to this tour of the art housed in part of this large palace in Paris. Viewers will learn all about how the Louvre stopped serving as a royal Read More

The Jarvis Collection: Scotland Yard

Synopsis: David Niven offers this look at the history and current reality of Scotland Yard. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

China and the Forbidden City

Synopsis: From the award-winning Jarvis Collection, China & the Forbidden City offers an insider's look into the opulence, mystery, and fascinating charms of the magnificent center of imperial China. For 500 years, this city was off-limits to all except rulers and their servants. The Forbidden City was home Read More

The Kremlin

Synopsis: Perhaps no single word can summon the spirit of Soviet Russia than "Kremlin." The Kremlin was the absolute center of the Communist World and here, for the first time ever, an American film crew led by award-winning filmmaker Peter Jarvis is granted access to explore the rich treasures that lie Read More

The Jarvis Collection: The Kremlin

Synopsis: Part of the Emmy Award-winning Jarvis Collection series, which investigates the world's historic landmarks, Jarvis Collection: The Kremlin takes viewers inside the Communist government, whose ideology at one time influenced half the globe. Viewers learn about the cultural and political history of Read More

War Stories: Airmen of World War II

Synopsis: In this innovative video, viewers see World War II through the eyes of combat veterans and others who tell in their own words of the events that changed history and their own lives. "This is the war, the experience, in which we became men..." are the words of one veteran, who characterizes the Read More

War Stories: Remembering Pearl Harbor

War Stories: The Fighting Marines

War Stories: D-Day - Omaha Beach