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American Tongues

1987

7.4

Documentary

Color | 00:56

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American Tongues is a 1988 sociolinguistic documentary examining American English dialects and accents and perceptions thereof. It was produced and directed by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker. The Center for New American Media won a Peabody Award for the film in 1987.

Cast

	Polly Holliday	Narrator
	Molly Ivins	Self
	Robert Klein	Self
	Trey Wilson	Narrrator

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Director	Louis Alvarez
	Andy Kolker
Producer	Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker, Susan Milano, Lora Myers
Musician	Dr. John

Edition details

Nr Discs	1
Layers	Single side, Single layer