Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of the studio system.
Editing
Juxtaposing Selznick's memos against Hitchcock's silent, devastating reactions.
Direction
Epstein letting the archival footage do the talking—no talking heads needed.
Production
Rare Selznick studio documents that feel stolen from a vault.
Director
Michael Epstein
David O. Selznick
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Gene Hackman
Narrator (voice)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Ingrid Bergman
Self (archive footage)
Raymond Burr
Self (archive footage)
Joan Fontaine
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier
Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck
Self (archive footage)
Eva Marie Saint
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Selznick International Pictures' logo—that glowing torchbearer—was actually designed to evoke prestige and permanence, which makes its archive footage here feel almost tragic.
This doc dropped in 1999, right when DVD commentaries were making 'director as auteur' discourse mainstream again—essentially proving Selznick lost the war for credit, even posthumously.
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