Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Movie
Documentary
Biography
Charmingly soft-spoken and yet powerfully incisive expressing his profound ideals, Fred Rogers was a unique presence on television for generations. Through interviews of his family and colleagues, the life of this would-be pastor is explored as a man who found a more important calling to provide an oasis for children in a video sea of violent bombardment. That proved to be his landmark series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968), a show that could gently delve into important subjects no other children's show would have dared for that time. In doing so, Rogers experienced a career where his sweet-tempered idealism charmed and influenced the world whether it be scores of children on TV or recalcitrant authorities in government. However, that beloved personality also hid Rogers' deep self-doubts about himself and occasional misjudgments even as he proved a rock of understanding in times of tragedy for a world that did not always comprehend a man of such noble character.
Rating: 8.3/10 (26.8K)
Duration: 95 Minutes
Release Date: Jun 29, 2018
Country: USA
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- Stars: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, John Rogers
- Director(s): Morgan Neville
- Plot Keywords: race relations, tolerance, kindness, teachable moment, gorilla
- Production Company: Tremolo Productions
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