Montgomery Clift (1983)
Overview
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
What is Montgomery Clift about?
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood. Montgomery Clift is a Documentary movie, released on 1983-01-01, runtime 122 minutes.
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Directed by
Claudio Masenza
Cast
- Montgomery Clift as Self (archive footage)
- Judy Balaban as Self
- Patricia Bosworth as Self (biographer)
- Brooks Clift as Self
- Augusta Dabney as Self
- Jane Fonda as Self
- Bill Gunn as Self
- Robert La Guardia as Self (biographer)
- Jack Larson as Self
- William LeMassena as Self
- Jean Levy as Self
- Robert Lewis as Self
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