KCET Movie Trailers
Most Popular KCET Trailers
Total trailers found: 43
I Never Sang for My Father Trailer (1988)
15 June 1988
A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.
Philemon Trailer (1976)
07 October 1976
Set in Ancient Greece, a street clown Cockian is hired by a Roman Commander to impersonate an imprisoned Christian leader in order to learn the group's secrets, but the clown begins to take his role to heart.
Lemonade Trailer (1971)
16 September 1971
A perceptive and funny study about the fantasies, inhibitions and dreams of two frustrated and lonely middle-class matrons who set up competing lemonade stands along a jammed highway.
Knuckle Trailer (1975)
04 June 1975
Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.
Working Trailer (1982)
13 April 1982
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average.
Roosters Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter. Seeking to re-establish his legendary status as a champion breeder, he comes back for the rooster bred by his father.
Sty of the Blind Pig Trailer (1974)
29 May 1974
After moving to Chicago from the South just as the civil rights movement takes hold, the members of an African American family led by steely matriarch Weedy Warren have different reactions to the social upheaval surrounding them.
Incident at Vichy Trailer (1973)
06 December 1973
Adapted from Arthur Miller's play, film focuses on a group of Frenchmen who are detained at Vichy, the capital of France while under Nazi occupation, and "investigated" under suspicion of secretly being Jewish.
Awake and Sing! Trailer (1972)
06 March 1972
The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play.
The Gardener's Son Trailer (1977)
06 January 1977
Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, and the poor McEvoys, who work there.
The Shadow of a Gunman Trailer (1972)
04 December 1972
Is a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in the 1920s, this was the first part of Sean O'Casey's celebrated "Dublin Trilogy.
Sing! Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
Sing! is a 2001 American short documentary film about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock.
The Old Settler Trailer (2001)
25 April 2001
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943.
Nourish the Beast Trailer (1974)
05 June 1974
Baba Goya is a loudmouth mother who goes through husbands and orphans like the Turkish coffee she makes in a dirty old soup pan.
Walking on Air Trailer (1987)
17 January 1987
A young paraplegic wants to escape the bonds of gravity by going into outer space.
Neighbors Trailer (1971)
18 November 1971
Racial tensions come out of the woodwork when an upper-class white couple puts their suburban home on the market and the listing draws a pair of equally well-to-do African American buyers from Harlem.
Imagining America Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
An anthology consisting of four shorts with the central theme of life in the United States, including a surreal narrative about a man's search for his past in Los Angeles; an impressionistic look at American myths and rituals, featuring a large dance sequence; a stylized portrait of the South Bronx; and a delve into the history of Route 66.
The War Widow Trailer (1976)
28 October 1976
Originally broadcast by KCET (PBS) on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions," this sweet, quiet film is set during World War I.
The Hemingway Play Trailer (1976)
11 March 1976
A novel portrait of author Ernest Hemingway, in which four versions of the man from different points of his life exist simultaneously.
Bill Cosby on Prejudice Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
A man denigrates every conceivable group, including “niggers”, whites, women, children and the elderly.
Yo Soy Chicano Trailer (1972)
14 August 1972
Portrays the Chicano experience, from its roots in pre-Columbian history to the present, by dramatically recreating key events in Mexican history and by presenting interviews with Chicano leaders, Dolores Huerta, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Jose Angel Gutierrez, who discuss solutions to the oppression of Chicanos.
A Friend Called Lyle Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
"Soon after being diagnosed with breast cancer, 39 year old Lyle Matthews asked her friend, filmmaker Bob Markee, to record her struggle with the disease.
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
Short documentary about the great American '50s highway
Adventures from the Book of Virtues Trailer (1996)
02 September 1996
When young Zach and Annie face challenges, they're often unsure of what's the right thing to do. But by listening to inspiring stories from the buffalo Plato, the kids learn to make good decisions based on virtues like honesty, courage and loyalty.
More Things That Aren't Here Anymore Trailer (1998)
28 February 1998
Another nostalgic look at Southern California's past, particularly things and places in and around Los Angeles which no longer exist.
Reflections of A Native Son Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
a vivid look at the teenage subculture of South Bronx.
A Raisin in the Sun Trailer (1989)
01 February 1989
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man.
Double Solitaire Trailer (1974)
16 January 1974
With his parents about to celebrate their wedding anniversary, a middle-aged husband agrees to renew his vows to his longtime wife.
The Making of the Wizard of Oz Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
The time was 1938. The place, Hollywood. This is the story of one of the 456 films made that year, how it was made, and why it has endured.
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise Trailer (1996)
14 April 1996
Trouble brews as Charlie Horse's campaign for class president leads him to invite the whole class to Shari's for Passover.
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Trailer (1984)
19 November 1984
Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta.
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente Trailer (1987)
17 March 1987
Tribute to film director Vincente Minnelli by his daughter Liza.
Liza’s Pioneer Diary Trailer (1976)
17 November 1976
The story of a gentle, unsure young woman who grows in maturity and self-reliance as she travels across the American plains in 1848 in a wagon train with her young husband and his family.
Tribe Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
a cross between impressionist documentary, music video and live-action photo-essay
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency Trailer (2007)
01 June 2007
A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant.
Six Characters in Search of An Author Trailer (1976)
14 October 1976
A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story.
And the Soul Shall Dance Trailer (1978)
07 February 1978
Originally staged by the East West Players, pioneering author Wakako Yamauchi's adaptation of her award-winning play, “And the Soul Shall Dance,” for KCET’s Hollywood Television Theatre is a poetic, haunting drama that reveals the hardships Japanese Americans faced during the Great Depression.
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Trailer (1976)
16 September 1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.
Ode to Freedom Trailer (1989)
25 December 1989
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former East Berlin, a concert that unites an cast former eastern and western Berlin musicians and vocalists, among with an international cast of musicians, for a moving performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
A League of Their Own: The Documentary Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
In WWII, many men who were professional athletes went to war. The women filled in on the baseball field like they did in the factories.
Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman Trailer (1983)
16 February 1983
This powerful one-person show stars William Marshall (Blacula) as abolitionist and trusted Lincoln advisor Frederick Douglass.
