Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

Overview

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 19, 1990

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Thirteen,Sundance Institute,Eagle Rock Entertainment

Cast

Paul Jarrico,Dustin Hoffman,George Litto,John Schlesinger,Jon Voight,Ring Lardner, Jr.,Mary Davenport,Peter Coyote,James Leo Herlihy,Jerome Hellmanand 2 more

Director

Robert Hillmann,Eugene Corr

Writer

Eugene Corr

Producer

Robert Hillmann,Susan Lacy

Music

Todd Boekelheide

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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