Montgomery Clift
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- Runtime
- 122 mins
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
Cast
- Montgomery Clift
- Judy Balaban
- Patricia Bosworth
- Brooks Clift
- Augusta Dabney
- Jane Fonda
- Bill Gunn
- Robert La Guardia
- Jack Larson
- William LeMassena
- Jean Levy
- Robert Lewis
- Flip McCarthy
- Kevin McCarthy
- Lee Remick
- Maureen Stapleton
- Blaine Waller
- Susannah York
Director
- Claudio Masenza
Producers
- Donatella Baglivo