
The Automat
The Automat
Watch The Automat Online Free FlixHQ. 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.
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Country: United States
- Director: Lisa Hurwitz
- Cast: Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas, Alec Shuldiner, Wilson Goode, Elliott Gould, Howard Schultz, Norris Horn, Steve Stollman, Roy Rosenbaum, Marianne Hardart, Lorraine Diehl, Lisa Keller, Edwin K. Daly Jr., Bill Romas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Colin Powell, Paul Hardart, Apache Ramos, Ron Barrett,

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