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Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy

20197.41h 40m

Overview

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos.

Directed by Stephen Kijak
Written by Stephen Kijak, Claire Didier
Produced by John Battsek, Diane Becker
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Top Cast

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Sid Luft (voice)

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Judy Garland (voice)

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

George Cukor

George Cukor

Self (archive footage)

M

Mary Jane Gumm

Self (archive footage)

V

Virginia Gumm

Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Self (archive footage)

George Jessel

George Jessel

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

biographyhollywoodmusic

About Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy is a documentary, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of biography, hollywood, music. Directed by Stephen Kijak, it stars Jon Hamm, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Garland. Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos.

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