The Brothers Warner

Of the major studios, one was family. Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack - the Warner brothers - turned a storefront that used a sheet for a screen into a dream factory rooted in the credo of educate, entertain and enlighten. In this fascinating documentary, filmmaker (and Harry's granddaughter) Cass Warner Sparling tells a story of sibling rivalry, social conscience and the silver screen. It's a story of pioneering (risking all for Talkies) and politics (standing alone in Hollywood against the Nazis), of reels (The Public Enemy, Casablanca and more) and rifts (including a shocking family betrayal). It's a story told from the inside (via rare family archives) by those who lived it (among them such stars as Dennis Hopper, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter and more) and from the outside by film historians. The people, the pictures, the tales untold on camera until now - the Brothers Warner educates, enlightens, entertains, reveals.

Director: Cass Warner
Director: Cass Warner Sperling
Producer: Allen Funt
Producer: Cass Warner Sperling
Producer: Richard Briglia
Actor: Albert Warner
Actor: Debbie Reynolds
Actor: Dennis Hopper
Actor: Harry Warner
Actor: Jack Warner
Actor: Norman Lear
Actor: Sherry Lansing
Actor: Tab Hunter