“Uncover the mystery but don't spoil the secrets!”
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
Michael Mcdermott
Self - Photojournalist
A. E. Hotchner
Self - Writer
Jean Miller
Self - Salinger's Friend
Gore Vidal
Self - Writer
Tom Wolfe
Self - Writer
John Guare
Self - Playwright
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self - Actor
Martin Sheen
Self - Actor
Harvey Jason
Self - Rare Bookseller
Paul Alexander
Self - Salinger's Biographer
Salinger is a documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, world war ii, biography, older man younger woman relationship, docudrama. Directed by Shane Salerno, it stars Michael Mcdermott, A. E. Hotchner, Jean Miller. An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
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