Altman
2014 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 6.7 · 65% critics
This documentary looks at the life, work, and lasting influence of a major American filmmaker. Using rare interviews, film clips, archival material, and reflections from family and close collaborators, it paints a warm and wide-ranging portrait of a restless creative force.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-08-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (39 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like thoughtful artist documentaries such as Milius or The Eyes of Orson Welles, especially ones built from interviews and archive material; Not for you if you want a fast, dramatic story.
Pros: rich archival material; heartfelt portrait; strong sense of influence | Cons: narrow audience appeal; light on criticism
Themes
- interview
- biography
- archive footage
- cinema history
- hollywood history
- celebrity interview
- film director
- portrait of a filmmaker
- documentary director
- creative director
Cast & crew
Robert Altman
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Murphy
as Self
Kathryn Reed Altman
as Self
Sally Kellerman
as Self
James Caan
as Self
Elliott Gould
as Self
- MA
Matthew Reed Altman
as Self (voice)
- SA
Stephen Altman
as Self (voice)
Keith Carradine
as Self
Lily Tomlin
as Self
Directed by Ron Mann