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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

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.

Top Cast

  • Tom Cruise

    Tom Cruise

    Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator

  • Barbara Kroner

    Barbara Kroner

    Self - Stanley Kubrick's Sister

  • Steven Marcus

    Steven Marcus

    Self - Professor, Stanley Kubrick's Schoolfriend

  • Alexander Singer

    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

Overview

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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7.2 2012