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Sep 22, 2022 · The Automat: Directed by Lisa Hurwitz. With Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas. Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
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- Lisa Hurwitz
- 2022-09-22
The Automat is a 2021 American documentary directed and produced by Lisa Hurwitz and written by Michael Levine. It is about the automats once operated by Horn & Hardart. It features an original song by Mel Brooks. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021.
A documentary focusing on the popular 20th-century vending machine that offered freshly cooked meals. 1,192 IMDb 7.8 1 h 18 min 2022. X-Ray 13+. Documentary · Historical. Subscribe for $9.99/month, rent, or buy.
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THE AUTOMAT is our completed documentary film about the phenomena of Horn & Hardart, America’s original & most beloved restaurant chain in NYC & Philadelphia.
In the long awaited Horn & Hardart documentary relive the phenomena of America's original and most beloved restaurant chain.
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- Documentary
- Lisa Hurwitz
Sep 20, 2022 · The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century.
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Feb 17, 2022 · A documentary about Horn & Hardart’s automated cafeterias is sweet and shaggy, but an engrossing tale of cultural harmony.