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Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

Directed by Robert B. Weide

Overview

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. “Woody Allen: A Documentary” chronicles Allen’s career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar’s TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen’s writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

Rated NR | Length 192 minutes

Actors

Woody Allen | Diane Keaton | Scarlett Johansson | Penélope Cruz | Sean Penn | Chris Rock | Mira Sorvino | Naomi Watts | Dianne Wiest | Owen Wilson | Martin Scorsese | Josh Brolin | Letty Aronson | Mariel Hemingway | John Cusack | Larry David | Dick Cavett | Julie Kavner | Martin Landau | Marshall Brickman | Louise Lasser | Fred Weintraub | Gordon Willis | Stephen Tenenbaum | Richard Schickel | Leonard Maltin | Jack Rollins | Tony Roberts | Douglas McGrath | Eric Lax | Robert Lauder | Nettie Konigsberg | F. X. Feeney | Robert Greenhut | Charles H. Joffe