LBJ (1991 film)

LBJ
GenreDocumentary
Written byDavid Grubin[1]
Directed byDavid Grubin
Narrated byDavid McCullough[1]
Music byMichael Bacon[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Chana Gazit (senior)[1]
  • David Grubin[1]
CinematographyWilliam B. Mccullough[1]
Editors
Running time240 minutes[2]
Production companies
  • KERA[1]
  • David Grubin Productions[1]
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseSeptember 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)

LBJ is a 1991 two-part television documentary film about Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. Produced by PBS for The American Experience (now American Experience) documentary program, it recounts Johnson's life from his childhood to his presidency up to his death. Written, co-produced and directed by David Grubin and narrated by David McCullough, the film first aired on PBS in two parts on September 30, 1991.

Interviewees

Critical response

Walter Goodman of The New York Times gave LBJ a positive review, stating that "Mr. Grubin demonstrates the mastery of the television documentary that makes his work an absorbing start to a new season of 'The American Experience.' [...] It is a powerful story, powerfully rendered."[2]

Home media

LBJ was first released by PBS on VHS in two separate editions for both of its two parts,[3] and was later given a single VHS release on September 23, 1997.[4] PBS released the film on DVD without extras on February 14, 2006,[5] and later included it in an American Experience DVD box set collecting its films about United States presidents on August 26, 2008.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "LBJ - Credits". PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Goodman, Walter (September 30, 1991). "Behind the Scenes in 'L.B.J.' To Catch the Good and the Bad". The New York Times. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ The American Experience: LBJ, Part I. ISBN 0793606268.
  4. ^ LBJ: The American Experience [VHS]. ASIN 6304836511.
  5. ^ Howard, Louis (March 2, 2006). "LBJ". DVD Talk. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "American Experience: The Presidents Collection". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. 26 August 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2021.