
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz hosts this 50th anniversary special, with archival footage from 50 years of tributes to various legends in film by the American Film Institute, which began its awards in 1973.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Chris Merrill
Actors: Ben Mankiewicz, Frank Sinatra, Jack Huston, Jack Nicholson, James Cagney, James Stewart, Jennifer Hudson, Orson Welles, Phyllis Diller, Sidney Poitier
Country: United States
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