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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
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2013
1h 37m
7.0(41 votes)
Documentary

Overview

A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

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Cast & Crew

34 members
Art

Drew Struzan

Self

Drew Struzan
Acting

Michael J. Fox

Self

Michael J. Fox
Directing

George Lucas

Self

George Lucas
Directing

Frank Darabont

Self

Frank Darabont
Directing

Guillermo del Toro

Self

Guillermo del Toro
Directing

Steven Spielberg

Self

Steven Spielberg
Production

Michael Uslan

Self

Michael Uslan
Acting

Thomas Jane

Self

Thomas Jane
Acting

Steve Guttenberg

Self

Steve Guttenberg
Acting

Leonard Maltin

Self

Leonard Maltin
Acting

Harrison Ford

Self

Harrison Ford
Acting

Joanna Cassidy

Self

Joanna Cassidy
Acting

Roger Kastel

Self

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Acting

Harry Jay Knowles

Self

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Acting

Dylan Struzan

Self

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Art

Greg Aronowitz

Self

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Acting

Dennis Dunaway

Self

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Acting

Tim Bradstreet

Self

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Acting

Ernie Cefalu

Self

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Writing

Bob Gale

Self

Bob Gale
Acting

Greg Hildebrandt

Self

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Acting

Ken Kelly

Self

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Acting

Ron Magliozzi

Self

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Acting

Jason Palmer

Self

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Acting

Howard Roffman

Self

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Acting

Steve Saffel

Self

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Production

Tony Seiniger

Self

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Acting

Barry Shereshevsky

Self

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Acting

Caroll Spinney

Self

Caroll Spinney
Acting

Christian Struzan

Self

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Acting

Debi Struzan

Self

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Art

Charles White III

Self

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Acting

Sam Witwer

Self

Sam Witwer
Production

Rick Law

Self (uncredited)

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