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Apted and Ebert (Part 5 of 5)

Roger Ebert calls the "Up" series "the most noble use of film" that he's witnessed as a filmgoer. '49 Up' filmmaker Michael Apted says that the crew, the participants and he are a family of sorts and that their mutual affection is a necessary ingredient in the series' success.

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