"Uncommon Friends of the 20th Century" is a 1999 documentary film on Florida businessman James D. Newton and the relationships he enjoyed with five key historic figures: Thomas A. Edison, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and Alexis Carrel. The film, which was directed by first-time filmmaker John Biffar and narrated by Walter Cronkite, included interviews with Newton (who was 94 years old at the time of production), archival footage and dramatic re-enactments. [ [http://www.tvguide.com/movies/uncommon-friends-20th/review/134352 TV Guide review] ]

The film had a brief theatrical release, and reviews were mostly negative. Lawrence Van Gelder, writing in "The New York Times", called the film “a weak broth of biography, spiritual uplift and environmental concerns” and added “its generally uncritical and sometimes apologetic posture (Lindbergh's acceptance of a Nazi medal) and its failure to distinguish between its authentic film images and its re-enactments of events.” [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E5D6153EF932A35753C1A96F958260 New York Times review] ] Nico Baumbach, writing in "The Village Voice", stated that Newton’s “anecdotes are so unspecific that his ostensible authority, the premise of the film, feels like a put-on.” [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/film/9938,217547,8604,20.html Village Voice review] ] Online critic Eugene Novikov, writing for Film Blather, commented that “insight isn't this 63 minute production's forte; we do, however, get enough interesting tidbits to hold our attention for its mercifully short running time.” [ [http://www.filmblather.com/review.php?n=uncommonfriends Film Blather review] ]

"Uncommon Friends of the 20th Century" was broadcast on public television in 2000. To date, the film has not been available as a commercial DVD release. However, copies of the film can be purchased from the Uncommon Friends Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by James D. Newton that provides educational scholarships to business students. [ [http://www.uncommonfriends.org/prod.asp Uncommon Friends Foundation ] ]

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