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The Automat

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The Automat — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • September 2, 2021
  • Runtime
  • 79 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary, History
  • Director
  • Lisa Hurwitz

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The Automat — Cast

Mel Brooks photo Mel Brooks Self John W. Romas Self Carl Reiner photo Carl Reiner Self Krystyna Romas Self Alec Shuldiner Self Wilson Goode Self Elliott Gould photo Elliott Gould Self Howard Schultz photo Howard Schultz Self

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