Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
7.6
5 votes
2019
2h 0m
Documentary
Overview
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.
Directed by Diana Friedberg
Top cast
Max Steiner
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Lionel Friedberg
Narrator
Leonard Maltin
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Ray Faiola
Max Steiner (voice)
Jon Burlingame
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Robert Townson
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Joe Rinaudo
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Scott Lasky
SelfS
Stan Taffel
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Ken Rosen
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Steven C. Smith
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James D'Arc
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Peter Wegele
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John W. Morgan
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William T. Stromberg
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Daniel Selznick
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Eleanor Slatkin
Self (archive footage)
Hugo Friedhofer
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Michael Feinstein
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Status
Released
Release date
November 1, 2019
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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