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The Automat
Film / 2021

The Automat

Directed by Lisa Hurwitz
DocumentaryHistory

★ 6.8/10Audience rating

The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.

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The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.

Cast

Mel BrooksSelf John W. RomasSelf Carl ReinerSelf Krystyna RomasSelf Alec ShuldinerSelf Wilson GoodeSelf Elliott GouldSelf Howard SchultzSelf Norris HornSelf Steve StollmanSelf Roy RosenbaumSelf Marianne HardartSelf
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Lorraine DiehlSelf Lisa KellerSelf Edwin K. Daly Jr.Self Bill RomasSelf Ruth Bader GinsburgSelf Colin PowellSelf Paul HardartSelf Apache RamosSelf Ron BarrettSelf Jack BennySelf (archive footage) George CoeSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) Lisa HurwitzSelf (uncredited)

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