The Screen Director
The Screen Director

The Screen Director

6.0

0 hr 9 min

1951-03-12

1

A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.

Documentary

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Characters

Richard L. Bare

Richard L. Bare

Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited)

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

John Huston

John Huston

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

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