Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994•54m•6.5•Released
Documentary
An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Streetcar Named Desire", through the Actors Studio and professional relationships with Elia Kazan and Stella Adler to Hollywood. An actor who redefined the limits to which a professional may go in becoming the character not only intellectually but emotionally, Brando changed the meaning of film acting.
Director
Paul Joyce
Writer
Paul Joyce
Studio
Lucida Films
Cast
Kevin McCarthy
Self
Anthony Hopkins
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Shelley Winters
Self
Arthur Penn
Self
Edward Dmytryk
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Peter Bart
Self
Martin Sheen
Self
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Lucida Films
Company
Channel 4 Television
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