American Tongues | |
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Directed by | Louis Alvarez Andy Kolker |
Produced by | Louis Alvarez Andy Kolker |
Narrated by | Polly Holliday |
Starring | Molly Ivins Robert Klein Trey Wilson |
Music by | Dr. John |
Release date(s) | July 5, 1988 |
Running time | 56 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.