Val Lewton [videorecording] : the man in the shadows / a Turner Classic Movies and Turner Entertainment Company presentation ; Martin Scorsese presents ; written and directed by Kent Jones ; produced by Martin Scorsese, Margaret Bodde.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Edition:
Standard format.
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced for television in 2007. "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. Narrated by Martin Scorsese ; voice of Val Lewton, Elias Koteas ; interviewees: Roger Corman, Glen Gabbard, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Val E. Lewton, Alexander Nemerov, Ann Carter Newton, Geoffrey O'Brien ; archival interviewees: Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise.
Summary:
A look at the life and career of Val Lewton, an American filmmaker best known for the 9 horror films he produced for RKO Pictures in the 1940s. Includes extensive interviews with Lewton's collaborators and clips from his films.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.