Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sal, Is this a PBS Show? If not, which network or affiliate carries it? Regards, Greg Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote: >Friends, > On May28, 2003 American Masters will air a story about Robert Capa... > Below is the description stolen from the American Masters web page. > Also, I'm told by the reliable source on Robert Capa, Disney bought the >right to do a full length feature film on Capa. The screen play is being >written. On opening date has been set. > >PIRATED INFORMATION: > Robert Capa, the world's preeminent documentarian of 20th century war, >photographed five epic conflicts on three different continents. A handsome, >dashing figure, Capa was a life-long pacifist who wore military uniforms, >rode in tanks, jumped out of planes, dodged bullets and marched in the front >lines. His images have affected the lives of those who may not even know his >name. The only photographer who touched land with soldiers at Omaha Beach on >D-Day, his shocking pictures inspired Steven Spielberg's Saving Private >Ryan, more than 50 years later. As John Steinbeck once said, "he could >photograph thought...and capture worlds." With the full participation of his >brother Cornell, access to IPC and Magnum, this is the first film devoted >entirely to Robert Capa's mythic life -- it is told with the help of his >vast legacy of photographs and writings, at once a testament to great art >and to historical horror. > >Happy Snaps, >Sal > > >Sal DiMarco, Jr. >Philadelphia, PA >Web Site: http://members.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html