Episode
Horizon: The Computer that Ate Hollywood
Overview
Horizon presents this documentary on how special effects have evolved during the last century of films.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 35
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1998-04-30
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Computer that Ate Hollywood is Episode 9 in 1998 of Horizon. It aired on 1998-04-30. The runtime is 60 min.
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