The automat

DVD - 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. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation₂s restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and little windows opened to reveal the customer's pick, be it a slice of pie, macaroni, and cheese, or a Salisbury steak. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, the working class, Blacks, and women, all of whom were often not welcome in restaurants. Featuring interviews with Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, C...olin Powell, and Elliott Gould, The Automat illustrates how the company both served the public with great food and at the same time treated its employees with fairness and integrity.

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Subjects
Genres
Nonfiction films
Documentary films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber [2022]
Language
English
Other Authors
Lisa Hurwitz (film director), Michael (Documentary filmmaker) Levine (screenwriter), Mel Brooks, 1926- (actor), Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933-2020, Elliott Gould
Item Description
Title from disc label.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen.
Bonus features: new audio introduction by Mel Brooks; audio commentary by director Lisa Hurwitz; extended interview with Mel Brooks; Horn and Hardart archival footage.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, wide screen (1.78:1, 16x9); NTSC, region 1; 2.0 stereo.
Production Credits
Music, Mel Brooks, Hummie Mann ; director of photography, Philip Lucas ; editors, Michael Levine, Russell Greene.