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Along the Erie Canal (1998) -- From Albany to Buffalo, from 1825 till today,  the Erie Canal has made American history. Tom Grasso, President of the NY State Canal Society, guides us on a tour of this great artificial waterway, past and present.
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) -- Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.
The American Ruling Class (2005) -- This "astonishing," "coruscating" satire poses the question:  Is it better to rule the world, or to save it?

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Mini Biography:
Sixteen-year-old Pete Seeger, enrolled at the Avon Old Farms School... more
Trivia:
The Harry Chapin song, "Old Folkie", is a tribute to Seeger. more
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Alternate Names:
Peter Seeger | The Weavers

Filmography

Soundtrack:
  1. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #2.7 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
  2. I'm Not There. (2007) (writer: "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)")
    ... aka I'm Not There (Germany) (USA: poster title)
  3. From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) (writer: "Step by Step", "Scabs Crawl In") (performer: "Step by Step", "Scabs Crawl In")
  4. "Jam & Jerusalem" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Clatterford (USA)
        - Episode #1.1 (2006) TV episode ("Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is A Season)")
  5. Der letzte Tanz (2005) (TV) (music: "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)")
  6. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "Festival Of Flowers", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)") (performer: "Festival Of Flowers", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)", "Blowin' in the Wind", "Green Corn")
    ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
  7. White Chicks (2004) (writer: "Guantanamera")
  8. Our Country (2003) (writer: "Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There is a Season)")
  9. American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (2002) (TV) (writer: "Where Have All The Flowers Gone") (music: "Turn, Turn, Turn")
  10. In America (2002) (writer: "Turn, Turn, Turn" (1962))
  11. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) (writer: "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)")
    ... aka Geständnisse - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (Germany)
  12. Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) (writer: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone") (music: "Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind")
  13. Extranjeros de sí mismos (2000) (performer: "Jarama Valley" (popular))
    ... aka Aliens to Themselves (International: English title)
    ... aka Strangers to Themselves (International: English title)
  14. Steal This Movie (2000) (performer: "This Land Is Your Land")

  15. Crazy in Alabama (1999) (writer: "We Shall Overcome")
  16. Mon père, ma mère, mes frères et mes soeurs (1999) ("Si javais un marteau" (If I Had a Hammer))
    ... aka ¡Mamá, preséntame a papá! (Spain)
    ... aka My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters (USA: video title)
  17. Antz (1998) (writer: "Guantanamera")
  18. Last Night (1998/I) (writer: "Guantanamera") (performer: "Guantanamera")
    ... aka Last Night (France)
    ... aka Minuit (Canada: French title)
  19. A Bright Shining Lie (1998) (TV) (writer: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone")
  20. The Delicate Art of the Rifle (1996) (writer: "Where Have All The Flowers Gone")
  21. Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV) ("Turn Turn Turn")
  22. Steal Big Steal Little (1995) ("Guantanamera")
  23. La pasión turca (1994) (performer: "Guantanamera")
    ... aka Turkish Passion (International: English title: informal literal title)
  24. A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) ("GUANTANAMERA")
    ... aka Mister Cool
  25. There Goes My Baby (1994) (music: "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)")
    ... aka The Last Days of Paradise (USA: alternative title)
  26. Forrest Gump (1994) (music: "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)") ("Where Have All The Flowers Gone")
  27. Malcolm X (1992) (writer: "We Shall Overcome")
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  28. The Mambo Kings (1992) ("Guantanamera")
    ... aka Les mambo kings (France)
  29. Dogfight (1991) (writer: "WE SHALL OVERCOME") (performer: "WE SHALL OVERCOME")
  30. "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1991)
        - Three Men and a Comic Book (1991) TV episode ("Turn! Turn! Turn!" (uncredited))
  31. Woodstock: The Lost Performances (1990) (V) (writer: "We Shall Overcome")

  32. Cousins (1989) (writer: "GUANTANAMERA")
    ... aka A Touch of Infidelity (Europe: English title)
  33. Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV) (performer: "Put Down the Duckie")
    ... aka Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title)
    ... aka Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
  34. Raising Arizona (1987) ("Goofing-Off Suite")
  35. "Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show" (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka The Elephant Show (Canada: English title)
        - Sleepover (1986) TV episode ("Where's My Pajama's?")
  36. Heart Like a Wheel (1983) (writer: "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)")
  37. The Kingston Trio and Friends: Reunion (1982) (TV) (writer: "Where Have All The Flowers Gone")
    ... aka The Kingston Trio and Friends Reunion (USA: DVD title)

  38. I Wish You Love (1973) (music: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?") (lyrics: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?")
    ... aka An Evening with Marlene Dietrich (USA)
  39. "The Dean Martin Show" (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 17 December 1970 (1970) TV episode (writer: "Gotta Travel On" (uncredited))
  40. Homer (1970) (writer: "Turn Turn Turn (to Everything There Is a Season)", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone")
  41. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) (writer: "Old Devil Time") (performer: "Old Devil Time")

  42. The Big T.N.T. Show (1966) (writer: "Turn! Turn! Turn!")

  43. "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.9 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
Composer:
  1. Along the Erie Canal (1998)

  2. Rien qu'une petite chanson d'amour (1974)
    ... aka Just a Little Love Song (Canada: French title)
  3. The Foolish Frog (1971)
  4. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)

  5. Gavilan (1968)
    ... aka The Ballad of Gavilan (USA: alternative title)
  6. Silvo (1967)
  7. Lines: Horizontal (1962)
    ... aka Lignes horizontales (Canada: French title)
  8. Cattle Ranch (1961)
    ... aka Têtes blanches (Canada: French title)
  9. Indian Summer (1960)
Actor:
  1. The Foolish Frog (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  2. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) .... Pete Seeger with his song Old Devil Time
Writer:
  1. The Foolish Frog (1971) (story)
Producer:
  1. "Rainbow Quest" (1965) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
Thanks:
  1. "Independent Lens" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2006)
        - Two Square Miles (2006) TV episode (special thanks)
  2. Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop (2000) (thanks)
Self:
  1. Recording: The History of Recorded Music (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
  2. Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2009) (post-production) .... Himself

  3. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) .... Himself
  4. We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement (2009) .... Himself
  6. Play On, John: A Life in Music (2009) .... Himself - Musician
  7. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode #16.15 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  8. The Power of Their Song: The Untold Story of Latin America's New Song Movement (2008) .... Himself
  9. Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) .... Himself
  10. Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (2007)
  11. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Noms" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Xesco Boix, ningú no comprèn ningú (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "The Legend of Liam Clancy" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself
  14. The Kingston Trio: 50 Years of Havin' Fun (2006) (V)
  15. The Peace! DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
  16. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) .... Himself
    ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
  17. The American Ruling Class (2005) .... Himself - Folksinger
  18. This Machine Kills Fascists (2005) (V)
  19. Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal (2004) .... Himself (The Weavers)
  20. "Natural Heroes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Roll on Columbia (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Peter, Paul, and Mary: Carry It on - A Musical Legacy (2004) (TV) (as Peter Seeger) .... Himself
  22. Get Up, Stand Up (2003) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee
  23. Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  24. "Bill Moyers on the Hudson" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
  25. "American Roots Music" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001)
        - The Times They Are a-Changin' (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - When First Unto This Country (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  26. Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century (2001) .... Himself
    ... aka Freedom Highway (International: English title: short title)
  27. The Travellers: This Land Is Your Land (2001) .... Himself
  28. The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000) .... Himself
  29. The Internationale (2000) .... Himself

  30. An Act of Conscience (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  31. The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  32. Joe Heaney: Sing the Dark Away (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  33. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1994) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
  34. Raimon: 30 anys d'Al vent (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  35. Tribute to Harry Chapin (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  36. Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (1990) (TV) .... Himself

  37. Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title)
    ... aka Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
  38. A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988) (V) .... Himself
  39. "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Abiyoyo (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  40. In Our Hands (1984) .... Himself
  41. Chords of Fame (1984) .... Himself
  42. Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)
  43. The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982) .... Himself

  44. "All You Need Is Love" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Go Down Moses!: Songs of War and Protest (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  45. Love It Like a Fool (1977) .... Himself
  46. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 17 August 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  47. "Sesame Street" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
    ... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode #3.72 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  48. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 11 February 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  49. "The Johnny Cash Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #1.22 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  50. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Episode #2.23 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.17 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  51. Alice's Restaurant (1969) .... Himself
  52. "Playboy After Dark" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.18 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  53. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Episode #2.24 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.1 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  54. Festival (1967) .... Himself
  55. "Rainbow Quest" (1965) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes)

  56. To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode #2.7 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Ballad of Peter La Farge (2006) .... Himself
  4. Strange Fruit (2002) .... Himself
  5. Legends of Country Blues Guitar (1994) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams (1991) (V) (as The Weavers) .... Himself


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