Documentary

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

7.6(5)20192h 0mEN

Directed by Diana Friedberg

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.

biographymusic documentary
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Cast

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Self (archive footage)

Lionel Friedberg

Narrator

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Ray Faiola

Ray Faiola

Max Steiner (voice)

Jon Burlingame

Self

Robert Townson

Self

Joe Rinaudo

Self

Scott Lasky

Self

Stan Taffel

Self

Ken Rosen

Self

Steven C. Smith

Steven C. Smith

Self

James D'Arc

Self

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