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James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Genres

Documentary

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Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpts, mainly from his pre-hollywood period.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

37 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1984

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

James Mason

James Mason

Self

Shelley Rohde

Shelley Rohde

Self - Interviewer

Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood

Barbara (archive footage)

Kathleen Ryan

Kathleen Ryan

Kathleen Sullivan (archive footage)

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alan Bridges

Alan Bridges

Self - on the set 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

Christiane Kubrick

Christiane Kubrick

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pamela Mason

Pamela Mason

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)

Ann Todd

Ann Todd

Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

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