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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

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Overview

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.

Directed by Jan Harlan
Produced by Jan Harlan
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Top Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator

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Barbara Kroner

Self - Stanley Kubrick's Sister

Steven Marcus

Steven Marcus

Self - Professor, Stanley Kubrick's Schoolfriend

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Alexander Singer

Self

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Self

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Self

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Self

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Self

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Self

Christiane Kubrick

Christiane Kubrick

Self

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About Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures is a documentary film released in 2001 exploring themes of career, conversation, interview. Directed by Jan Harlan, it stars Tom Cruise, Barbara Kroner, Steven Marcus. With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.

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