American film director and screenwriter Oliver Stone is behind films such as Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers and Scarface. For decades, he has challenged the image of the United States and its history. This documentary portrays the Oscar-winning filmmaker who has made the search for truth his life's work. The Vietnam War and the assassination of Kennedy were decisive events that shaped both Stone and the modern United States. Through unique material from his personal archive and filmography, a close portrait emerges of a controversial filmmaker obsessed with exposing power and national traumas.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ARTE, Roche Productions
Keywords
- film director
- portrait of a filmmaker
- famous
- creative director
- auteur director composer screenwriter
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Top Cast
Oliver Stone as Self - director, subject
Marita Sturken as Self - media, culture & communication professor
Robert S. Wilson as Self - documentaries producer
Martin Scorsese as Self - director
Robert Rosenstone as Self - historian
John C. McGinley as Self - actor (Platoon)
Robert Richardson as Self - director of photography (Platoon)
Top Crew
Amine Mestari · Director
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