Behind the Curtain: Joseph McBride on Writing Film History

The read

It runs a compact 50m.

Synopsis

The documentary feature film BEHIND THE CURTAIN: JOSEPH McBRIDE ON WRITING FILM HISTORY (2011) presents McBride’s thoughts and memories as a biographer of celebrated film directors and as a film critic, historian, screenwriter, and teacher. McBride’s biographies of Frank Capra, John Ford, and Steven Spielberg are among the landmarks in the field. McBride is renowned for his prodigious research, his keen film analysis, and his rare ability to connect the personalities of filmmakers with their work and their times.

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Key crew

• Hart PerezDirector

Cast

• Joseph McBrideSelf
• Hart PerezSelf