Synopsis
American television programming dominates around the world at the expense of regional cultural voices.
Movie Information
- Director
- John Walker
- Writers
- Tom Perlmutter, Steve Lucas
- Release Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 55 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Jackie Burroughs
Self - Narrator (voice)
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