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Your cart is empty.Though he was born in 1888 in Russia, he came to be synonymous with the music of his adopted homeland. In a career that spanned half a century, he penned some of the most recognizable and enduring songs of all time
Morrow
August 31, 2025
Irving Berlin is generally recognised as America's greatest ever songwriter and this superb documentary interviews family and friends as well as having a generous helping of excerpts from film and stage productions. No doubt ir has been shown on the box but anyone who wishes to know more on the life and times of this extraordinary man and musician shouldn't hesitate.It seems strange that while we have some interesting Hollywood biopics on many of the great 20th century Broadway writers as far as I can ascertain nothing has been made on Irving Berlin, although he does appear as a link character in several of such films. In the meantime this is about as good as it gets.
kathryn
July 17, 2025
A DVD reviewing the life of Irving Berlin starting with his arrival in America knowing no English. Inspiring and filled with his music that tells his story along with his close friends, a great American songbook. Arrived quickly, original cover, no scratches.
D. Bakish
May 1, 2025
There are so many wonderful stories of immigrants who struggled and overcame poverty to achieve greatness in some field. Irving Berlin's life experience is eloquently captured in this excellent biography. The Russian Jewish boy who left his impoverished Lower East Side New York family to avoid being a burden and became one of the greatest American composers of popular songs, songs like "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Easter Parade," "White Christmas," and "God Bless America," is the subject of a most inspiring story....There is only one minor correction I would make: the box of the A&E DVD says the running time is "approx. 100 mins.," when in fact the program runs about 87 minutes.
Michael B. Wisper
April 5, 2025
Everything you could possibly want to know about a true genius is contained in this remarkable video, which traces his entire life from his poverty-stricken beginnings to the master of American music, equaled possibly only by that of George M. Cohan. Berlin's life is an inspiration and a story of self-improvement that is unsurpassed.
Customer
March 21, 2025
Well chosen photo documentary and narrative. Very interesting!
Barbara of NJ
February 9, 2025
Showed this DVD at a church social gathering and everyone raved about it. A fascinating, detailed documentary about a musical genius and mensch.
Customer
January 6, 2025
Great movie! I showed it to my fifth grade music students. Movie was in perfect condition, even though it was supposedly "used."
S. R. Petix
December 30, 2024
Comprehensive and interesting bio of America's Songwriter, especially to those interested in standard popular music, the style of which is generally no longer being produced, written or appreciated. As good as some of today's music is, can most people really easily hum or whistle any of the score of a "Phantom" or "Les Mis?"
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