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Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

2h

Documentary

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.

Cast

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Self (archive footage)
Lionel Friedberg

Lionel Friedberg

Narrator
Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self
Ray Faiola

Ray Faiola

Max Steiner (voice)
Jon Burlingame

Jon Burlingame

Self
Robert Townson

Robert Townson

Self
Joe Rinaudo

Joe Rinaudo

Self
Scott Lasky

Scott Lasky

Self
Stan Taffel

Stan Taffel

Self
Ken Rosen

Ken Rosen

Self
Steven C. Smith

Steven C. Smith

Self
James D'Arc

James D'Arc

Self
Peter Wegele

Peter Wegele

Self
John W. Morgan

John W. Morgan

Self
William T. Stromberg

William T. Stromberg

Self
Daniel Selznick

Daniel Selznick

Self
Eleanor Slatkin

Eleanor Slatkin

Self (archive footage)
Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Self (archive footage)
Michael Feinstein

Michael Feinstein

Self

Release date

1st Nov 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English