Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"
The crime fiction writer who transcended the genre.
- John Mulholland
- 56m
- March 26, 2021 · United States of America
Overview
Elmore Leonard, author of more than 40 novels, is renowned in the literary community. From his westerns and early novels of crime based in Detroit and South Florida, right through his complex and virtually plotless later work, Elmore Leonard dissected an America whose founding sins have continued to haunt it all the days. Leonard’s depiction of America is as real as Twain’s Hannibal, Faulkner’s Mississippi and Steinbeck’s Monterey. The new documentary ELMORE LEONARD: “But don’t try to write” explores the prolific author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers. The documentary features exclusive images and previously unseen home movie footage, family photographs, and in-depth interviews with both literary experts and those who knew him well, including colleagues, family, and childhood friends.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 26, 2021
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- Elmore Leonard,James Hall,Graham Yost,Wendy Calhoun,Campbell Scott,Mike Lupica,Cheryl Dorsey,Otto Penzler,Bridgett M. Davis
- Director
- John Mulholland
- Writer
- John Mulholland
- Music
- Michael Karp,Rick Cutler
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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