Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
2007
The story behind the master of psychological terror.
- Kent Jones
- 1h 17m
- September 2, 2007 · United States of America
Overview
Martin Scorsese narrates this tribute to Val Lewton, the producer of a series of memorable low-budget horror films for RKO Studios. Raised by his mother and his aunt, his films often included strong female characters who find themselves in difficult situations and who have to grow up quickly. He is best remembered for the horror films he made at RKO starting in 1940. Starting with only a title - his first was The Cat People - he would meticulously oversee every aspect of the film's completion. Although categorized as horror films, his films never showed a monster, leaving it all to the viewers imagination, assisted by music, mood and lighting.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 2, 2007
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, French, Japanese
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- Martin Scorsese,Val Lewton,Ann Carter,Elias Koteas,Roger Corman,Kiyoshi Kurosawa,Geoffrey O'Brien,Alexander Nemerov,Glen Gabbard
- Director
- Kent Jones
- Writer
- Kent Jones
- Producer
- Martin Scorsese,Tom Brown,Margaret Bodde
- Cinematography
- Bobby Shepard
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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