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TV special revisiting the documentary series that became a media sensation 50 years ago and birthed a new television genre. Examines the enduring significance of the series, which chronicled seven months in the lives of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California.
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Craig Gilbert, Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Murray, Shari Springer Berman, Thomas Dekker, Diane Lane, Dick Cavett
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