Marshall McLuhan

Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as Herbert Marshall McLuhan. He was an actor and writer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Intercut (1980) and The Third Walker (1978). He was married to Corinne Lewis. He died on December 31, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Annie Hall (1977)

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New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Tony Roberts  •  Carol Kane

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Tony Roberts  •  Carol Kane

Twist (1992)

Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Mann
CAST:  Cholly Atkins  •  Hank Ballard  •  Betty Romantini Begg  •  Chubby Checker

Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Mann
CAST:  Cholly Atkins  •  Hank Ballard  •  Betty Romantini Begg  •  Chubby Checker

Living in a Global Village (2018)

A group of visionaries and students return to the abandoned Milan Expo, to reimagine the site as a global village.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Ferrara
CAST:  Basel Daoud  •  Stephanie Herrera  •  Felipe Aukai  •  Stephanie Jaskot

A group of visionaries and students return to the abandoned Milan Expo, to reimagine the site as a global village.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Ferrara
CAST:  Basel Daoud  •  Stephanie Herrera  •  Felipe Aukai  •  Stephanie Jaskot

Suite 212 (1974)

Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a fragmented tour of the city. Paik critiques the selling of New York by multinational corporations and the city's role as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nam June Paik
CAST:  Russell Connor  •  Charlotte Moorman  •  Allen Ginsberg  •  Marshall McLuhan

Suite 212 is Paik's "personal New York sketchbook," an electronic collage that presents multiple perspectives of New York's media landscape as a fragmented tour of the city. Paik critiques the selling of New York by multinational corporations and the city's role as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nam June Paik
CAST:  Russell Connor  •  Charlotte Moorman  •  Allen Ginsberg  •  Marshall McLuhan

This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Massage (1967)

Investigates the central ideas of Marshall McLuhan using pictorial techniques and including his own comments. Examines the reaction of others to his views and points out that his interest is the impact of electronic technology on the contemporary world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Pintoff  •  Guy Fraumeni
CAST:  Edward Binns  •  Marshall McLuhan  •  Ivan Karp  •  Malcolm Morley

Investigates the central ideas of Marshall McLuhan using pictorial techniques and including his own comments. Examines the reaction of others to his views and points out that his interest is the impact of electronic technology on the contemporary world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Pintoff  •  Guy Fraumeni
CAST:  Edward Binns  •  Marshall McLuhan  •  Ivan Karp  •  Malcolm Morley

Out of Orbit: The Life and Times of Marshall McLuhan (1999)

"Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media with which people communicate than by the content of the communication." - Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan, one of Canada's most influential and controversial figures, burst into the center of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Bessai
CAST:  Marshall McLuhan  •  Paul Levinson  •  Ann-Marie MacDonald

"Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media with which people communicate than by the content of the communication." - Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan, one of Canada's most influential and controversial figures, burst into the center of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Bessai
CAST:  Marshall McLuhan  •  Paul Levinson  •  Ann-Marie MacDonald

The Child of the Future: How Might He Learn? (1964)

Education is increasingly affected by technological advance. How the changes affect the child are shown in this far-ranging study of what is new in educational theory and practice. Appearing in the film are several leading educators and innovators, including Dr. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Conant
CAST:  Marshall McLuhan  •  Jerome Bruner

Education is increasingly affected by technological advance. How the changes affect the child are shown in this far-ranging study of what is new in educational theory and practice. Appearing in the film are several leading educators and innovators, including Dr. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Conant
CAST:  Marshall McLuhan  •  Jerome Bruner