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Pharos of Chaos
Pharos of Chaos

Pharos of Chaos

Genres

Documentary

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A superb, moving and thrilling interview with American actor Sterling Hayden (1916-86), held in Besançon, France, on board a dilapidated barge, when he was 65 years old. An unparalleled portrait, in his own words and without any qualms, of a legendary Hollywood star, icon of film noir and the western, who was also a marine, an OSS agent, an anti-communist informer, a writer and a wandering sailor: the hero of his own life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

13 October 1983

Country

Germany

Cast

Charles Brauer

Charles Brauer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Self - Actor

Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

Self

Hannes Wader

Hannes Wader

Self

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Self

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