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Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.
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Synopsis
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.
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Cast
Tom CruiseSelf - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator
Steven MarcusSelf - Professor, Stanley Kubrick's Schoolfriend
Paul MazurskySelf
Jack NicholsonSelf
Shelley DuvallSelf
Matthew ModineSelfCredits
- Directed by
- Jan Harlan
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
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