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The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor

The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor

1973TV Movie⏱️ 57m
DocumentaryBiography
6.5
IMDB Rating
273 votes

In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors, this episode interviews the creative mind behind "My Fair Lady", "The Philadelphia Story", "Born Yesterday" among other classics. The gr...

Director
Richard Schickel
Writers
N/A
Stars
George Cukor
Release Date
November 25, 1973
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

George Cukor
George Cukor
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

🏷️ Keywords

independent film

🎯 Categories

BiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Lacks background on the man behind the name
by SimonJack2016-01-18
5/10

"This biographic documentary about Hollywood director George Cukor is anything but a biography. That's too bad, because one expects such a film to give considerable background on the subject. Instead, this mostly is a collection of vignettes of Cukor's working with various big name stars on his most successful films. There is absolutely nothing about the man himself – his parents, birth, boyhood, family, personal life or other background. After all, aren't those some of the things – if not the crucial things, that shape a person? After some film clips, this documentary opens wi..."

💡 Did You Know?

This documentary is included on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for The Philadelphia Story (1940).

📖 Synopsis

In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors, this episode interviews the creative mind behind "My Fair Lady", "The Philadelphia Story", "Born Yesterday" among other classics. The gr...