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Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

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Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Directed byJohn Boorman
Produced byPaula Jalfon
Steve Jenkins
Colin MacCabe
David Sehring
Edited byRon Davis
James Finlan
Music byRichie Buckley
Production
companies
Distributed byBBC
Release dates
  • October 1998 (1998-10)
(Chicago International Film Festival)
  • 17 November 1998 (1998-11-17)
(BBC)
Running time
50 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman is a British-American documentary film directed by English filmmaker John Boorman about American actor Lee Marvin (1924-1987).

Synopsis

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English filmmaker John Boorman, who directed Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967) and Hell in the Pacific (1968), embarks on a quest to understand the man who had such a profound effect on his own life and work.[1][2]

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 1998. It was then broadcast on the BBC on 17 November 1998.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman - BBC Two". BBC.
  2. ^ Film, British Council. "British Council Film: Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait By John Boorman". film.britishcouncil.org.
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