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Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Manhattan, movies & me

Genres

Documentary

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An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

193 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

20 November 2011

Country

United States of America

Cast

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Self

Letty Aronson

Letty Aronson

Self

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Self

Marshall Brickman

Marshall Brickman

Self

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Self

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Self

John Cusack

John Cusack

Self

Larry David

Larry David

Self

F. X. Feeney

F. X. Feeney

Self

Seth Green

Seth Green

Self

Robert Greenhut

Robert Greenhut

Self

Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway

Self

Annette Insdorf

Annette Insdorf

Self

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Self

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Self

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Self

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Self

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Self

Robert Lauder

Robert Lauder

Self

Eric Lax

Eric Lax

Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Jane Read Martin

Jane Read Martin

Self

Douglas McGrath

Douglas McGrath

Self

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Self

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

Self

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Self

Jack Rollins

Jack Rollins

Self

Mickey Rose

Mickey Rose

Self

Richard Schickel

Richard Schickel

Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino

Self

Juliet Taylor

Juliet Taylor

Self

Stephen Tenenbaum

Stephen Tenenbaum

Self

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Self

Fred Weintraub

Fred Weintraub

Self

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Self

Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis

Self

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Self

Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond

Self

Charles H. Joffe

Charles H. Joffe

Self (archive footage)

Nettie Konigsberg

Nettie Konigsberg

Self - Mother (archive footage)

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