Martin Scorsese narrates this tribute to Val Lewton, the producer of a series of memorable low-budget horror films for RKO Studios. Raised by his mother and his aunt, his films often included strong female characters who find themselves in difficult situations and who have to grow up quickly. He is best remembered for the horror films he made at RKO starting in 1940. Starting with only a title - his first was The Cat People - he would meticulously oversee every aspect of the film's completion. Although categorized as horror films, his films never showed a monster, leaving it all to the viewers imagination, assisted by music, mood and lighting.
| Release Date: | Sep 2007 |
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| Genre: | Documentary |
| Cast: | Martin Scorsese (Narrator (voice)), Elias Koteas (Voice of Val Lewton (voice)), Roger Corman (Himself - Interviewee), Dr. Glen Gabbard (Himself - Interviewee), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Himself - Interviewee), Val E. Lewton (Himself - Interviewee), Alexander Nemerov (Himself - Interviewee), Ann Carter (Herself - Interviewee (as Ann Carter...), Geoffrey O'Brien (Himself - Interviewee), Jacques Tourneur (Himself - Interviewee (archive footage)), Robert Wise (Himself - Interviewee (archive footage)), Alla Nazimova ( (archive footage) (as Nazimova)), Simone Simon ((archive footage)), Ben Bard ((archive footage)), Sir Lancelot ((archive footage)), Elizabeth Russell ((archive footage)), Billy House ((archive footage)), Skelton Knaggs ((archive footage)), Richard Dix ((archive footage)), Frances Dee ((archive footage)), Tom Conway ((archive footage)), Anna Lee ((archive footage)), James Bell ((archive footage)), Helen Thimig ((archive footage) (as Helene Thimig)), Kate Drain Lawson ((archive footage)), Ian Wolfe ((archive footage)), Donna Lee ((archive footage)), Dewey Robinson ((archive footage)), Lou Lubin ((archive footage)), Edith Barrett ((archive footage)), Abner Biberman ((archive footage)), Theresa Harris ((archive footage)), Edith Atwater ((archive footage)), Jack Holt ((archive footage)), Alan Napier ((archive footage)), Evelyn Brent ((archive footage)), Boris Karloff ((archive footage)), Henry Daniell ((archive footage)), Val Lewton (Himself (archive footage)), Kent Smith (Various roles (uncredited) (archive...), Orson Welles (Himself (uncredited) (archive sound)) |