John Huston War Stories (1999)
90 min
During World War II, the propaganda engine of the U.S. government made a pivotal decision with unforeseeable results: they tapped John Huston to shoot war documentaries with an expressly patriotic spin. Few could guess the degree to which Huston's documentaries would depict the sheer brutality and horror of modern warfare - particularly his Let There Be Light and The Battle of San Pietro. The films served (by default) as cinematic protests, even as they graced new and brilliant heights within the scope of American documentary. (Indeed, Light was banned by the government for 35 years). Midge Mackenzie's 1998 documentary John Huston: War Stories explores this little known facet of Huston's career, intercutting clips from the various documentaries with a Huston interview shot just prior to his death.
- Data de estreia
- 3 de setembro de 1999
- País de origem
- Ainda indisponível
Elenco
- John Huston como Self
- Richard Leacock como Self - Interviewer
- Midge Mackenzie como Self - Interviewer
Equipe
- Midge Mackenzie · Diretor(a)
- Richard Leacock · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Paul Grice · Editor(a)
- Neil Thomson · Editor(a)