Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
Acting
Huston narrating his own life like it's noir
Editing
Jarring cuts between home movies and epic film clips
Production
Got Mitchum, Newman, Bacall to spill actual tea
Director
Frank Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Huston directed his last film from a wheelchair with oxygen tubes, still refusing to sentimentalize death. The documentary captures this without turning him into a saint.
He cast his own father Walter in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, then watched him win an Oscar while their relationship remained frozen. The film includes their one awkward interview.
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