Synopsis
A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Diana FriedbergDirector
- Lionel FriedbergWriter
- Diana FriedbergWriter
Cast
- Max SteinerSelf (archive footage)
- Lionel FriedbergNarrator
- Leonard MaltinSelf
- Ray FaiolaMax Steiner (voice)
- Jon BurlingameSelf
- Robert TownsonSelf
- Joe RinaudoSelf
- Scott LaskySelf
- Stan TaffelSelf
- Ken RosenSelf
- Steven C. SmithSelf
- James D'ArcSelf
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Themes
biographymusic documentary