A Letter to Elia

Overview

Martin Scorsese reflects on the profound influence of director Elia Kazan, tracing his artistic journey from the Group Theatre to Hollywood success and the controversies of the blacklist era. Co-directed with Kent Jones, the film combines interviews and clips from Kazan’s classics—On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and America, America—to portray him as a deeply personal filmmaker within an often impersonal industry.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 4, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Elia Kazan,Elias Koteas,Martin Scorsese

Director

Kent Jones,Martin Scorsese

Producer

Stone Douglass,Emma Tillinger Koskoff,Martin Scorsese,Taylor Materne

Cinematography

Mark Raker

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0808245