2003

1h 50m

7.9(44 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Julie Christie

Self

Directing

Sydney Pollack

Self

Directing

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Directing

Robert Altman

Self

Writing

Paul Schrader

Self

Acting

Pam Grier

Self

Art

Polly Platt

Self

Acting

Jon Voight

Self

Directing

William Friedkin

Self

Directing

Martin Scorsese

Self

Acting

Roy Scheider

Self

Acting

Clint Eastwood

Self

Directing

Sidney Lumet

Self

Acting

Bruce Dern

Self

Directing

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Writing

Marshall Brickman

Self

Acting

Ellen Burstyn

Self

Production

John Calley

Self

Production

Roger Corman

Self

Directing

Miloš Forman

Self

Directing

Monte Hellman

Self

Acting

Dennis Hopper

Self

Directing

Paul Mazursky

Self

Production

Mike Medavoy

Self

Directing

Jerry Schatzberg

Self

Acting

Sissy Spacek

Self

Writing

Robert Towne

Self

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