1972: JAMES STEWART on magic movie moments | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

Hollywood icon James Stewart, the everyman hero of films such as: It's a Wonderful Life; The Spirit of St. Louis; Vertigo; Rear Window; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; The Philadelphia Story; The Glenn Miller Story; Rope; and Harvey - to name just a few of BBC Archive's personal favourites - in discussion with Joan Bakewell and an audience at the National Film Theatre. He talks about a film theory that he's been mulling over throughout his career - that great cinema depends on memorable - and often accidental - moments.

This clip is taken from James Stewart at the NFT, originally broadcast 19 November, 1972.




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