Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days

Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days (1991) is a documentary of American Western artist Frederic Remington made for the PBS series American Masters and produced and directed by Tom Neff It was written by Neff and Louise LeQuire. Actor Gregory Peck was the narrator of the film and Ned Beatty was the voice of Remington when reading his correspondence. The documentary was produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; NHK Corporation (... More

Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days (1991) is a documentary of American Western artist Frederic Remington made for the PBS series American Masters and produced and directed by Tom Neff It was written by Neff and Louise LeQuire. Actor Gregory Peck was the narrator of the film and Ned Beatty was the voice of Remington when reading his correspondence. The documentary was produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; NHK Corporation (Japan); and Polaris Entertainment, Nashville, Tennessee. It was the first documentary to be filmed in High Definition Television (HDTV), but at the time it was years away from high-definition television broadcasting. This documentary of Frederic Remington reviews how the artist popularized the myths, legends, and images we now call the "Old West." The film was filmed on location where Remington spent time, uses archival film and photographs, and has interviews with art scholars that create a framework to understand his artwork. When the film...

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