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Richard Dreyfuss: American General
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Richard Dreyfuss began his career in the 1960s with bit parts in the feature films The Graduate and Valley of the Dolls in 1967. His performance as Baby Face Nelson in Dillinger in 1973 led to major roles in George Lucas' American Graffiti later that year and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz in 1974.
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Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, "Johnstown Flood" tells a true story of heartbreak, heroism and the courage to survive. On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam explodes, unleashing a 40-foot wall of water. Fiercely thrashing at frightening speeds, the flood devastates the 14-mile valley between the Conemaugh Lake and Johnstown, Pennsylvania under the force of a 20-million-ton tidal wave. "Johnstown Flood" depicts this tragic event which claims more than 2,200 lives and wipes out 99 entire families and is still considered to be one of the worst disasters in American history.
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Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on October 29, 1947, Richard Dreyfuss did extensive theatre work before breaking into small television roles. In 1967, he made his film debut with bit parts in The Graduate and Valley of the Dolls, and a major role in The Young Runaways (1968) followed. But his breakthrough role wouldn't come until 1973, when he portrayed sensitive high school graduate Curt Henderson in the nostalgia hit American Graffiti.
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Dreyfuss's mother nurtured his sense of activism at home, and he studied civics in school. The same boy who witnessed FBI agents knocking on his door, worries today about American civil liberties. He participated in marches against the Vietnam War and became a conscientious objector, spending 2 years as a clerk at an L.A. County hospital. "I loved my country and wanted to be of service," he says. He's tried to imbue his own children with a love for their country and a reverence for democracy.
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Right after shooting this film, Richard decided he wanted to semi-retire from acting and start teaching civics and American history; he's currently a professor at Oxford University. He's ... a member of a committee to teach American history in elementary schools.
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Synopsis: Scripted by David Mamet, this made-for-HBO outing dramatizes the brutal life and career of Meyer Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss), one of the key figures in American organized crime. The tale begins with Lansky's youth, when he was just another Jewish immigrant, and chronicles his rise from petty gamblerRead More
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