George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

George Stevens Jr.

Release Date:

3 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

Biography of director George Stevens by his son. It includes clips from many of his films with commentary...

Plot Keywords:

Director | D Day | Blacklisting | Dachau Germany | WWII

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Jean Arthur	...	Herself (archive footage)
Fred Astaire	...	Himself
Montgomery Clift	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Dean	...	Himself (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	...	Himself
Cary Grant	...	Himself (voice)
Katharine Hepburn	...	Herself
Rock Hudson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sam Jaffe	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alan Ladd	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joel McCrea	...	Himself
Jack Palance	...	Himself (archive footage)
Millie Perkins	...	Herself
Ginger Rogers	...	Herself
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Herself (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Max von Sydow	...	Himself
Shelley Winters	...	Herself (archive footage)
Warren Beatty	...	Himself
Frank Capra	...	Himself
John Huston	...	Himself
Rouben Mamoulian	...	Himself
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	...	Himself
Alan J. Pakula	...	Himself (as Alan Pakula)
Fred Zinnemann	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pandro S. Berman	...	Himself
Yvonne Howell	...	Herself (as Yvonne Stevens)
Ivan Moffat	...	Himself
Hermes Pan	...	Himself
Hal Roach	...	Himself
Irwin Shaw	...	Himself
Jack Sher	...	Himself
George Stevens	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Stevens Jr.	...	Himself - Narrator (voice)
Toni Vellani	...	Himself
Charles Coburn	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brandon De Wilde	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Fontaine	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oliver Hardy	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Van Heflin	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stan Laurel	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victor McLaglen	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
George Stevens Jr.

Produced by
George Stevens Jr.	....	producer
Antonio Vellani	....	associate producer
Susan Winslow	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Carl Davis

Cinematography by
Harrison Engle
Tom Hurwitz

Film Editing by
Catherine Shields

Production Management
Gail Schumann	....	production manager

Sound Department
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
A.C. Warden	....	sound editor

Editorial Department
Michael Day	....	associate editor
Fred Kepler	....	assistant editor
A.C. Warden	....	associate editor
Susan Winslow	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Carl Davis	....	conductor
Kevin Townend	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Caroline Stevens	....	researcher

Production Companies

• Creative Film Center

Distributors

• Castle Hill Productions (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Rosebud Communications Releasing

Runtime:

110 min | USA:58 min (PBS American Masters version.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Creative Film Center

Movie Connections:

Edited into He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (2001) (V)

A Son's Loving Tribute

"George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey" is a testimonial of Steven's son to his father. Stevens was a most talented director, whose work spanned many years and whose films embraced many genres. He was a fine comedy director and also directed musicals with class. His action films were spirited and his romantic dramas moving. Many critics have tended to first overrate, then upon re-evaluation underrate Steven's work. My feeling is that Stevens chalked up a remarkable record of high quality films throughout his career, and this bio provides a wide range of his work, through film clips, interviews by actors, producers and directors, and through a loving narration by George Stevens, Jr. This is a must for Stevens fans and an enjoyable film for others.