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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

2001•2h 21m•7.4/10
Documentary

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7.4/10(197)

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator

Barbara Kroner

Self - Stanley Kubrick's Sister

Steven Marcus

Steven Marcus

Self - Professor, Stanley Kubrick's Schoolfriend

Alexander Singer

Self

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Self

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Self

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Self

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Self

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Self

Christiane Kubrick

Christiane Kubrick

Self

Richard Schickel

Self

Leon Vitali

Leon Vitali

Self

Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Trumbull

Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self

Jan Harlan

Jan Harlan

Self

Wendy Carlos

Wendy Carlos

Self

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Self

Alan Parker

Alan Parker

Self

Keir Dullea

Keir Dullea

Self

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