Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Genres
Overview
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1998-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
3
Lawrence Bender
Self
Jerome Hellman
Self
John Schlesinger
Self
Irvin Kershner
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Curtis Hanson
Self
Sherry Lansing
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Dante Spinotti
Self
Arnold Rifkin
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Frances Fisher
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Arthur Cohn
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Ralf Moeller
Self
Andie MacDowell
Self
Robert Wise
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Giorgio Moroder
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Brad Linaweaver
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Olivia Newton-John
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Randal Kleiser
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Bill Mechanic
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Peter Bogdanovich
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Monte Hellman
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Roger Corman
Self
Steven Gaydos
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Percy Adlon
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Didi Conn
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Robert Wagner
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Marc Wanamaker
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Robert Forster
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Sally Kirkland
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Karen Black
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Harvey Keitel
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Johnny Grant
Self
Richard Riordan
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Norman Jewison
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Matthew Harrison
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Eric Bross
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Desmond Nakano
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Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Self
Linda Blair
Self
Adrien Brody
Self
Peter Guber
Self
Andy García
Self
Henry Jaglom
Self
Fred Sapir
Self
Martin Baum
Self
Susan Ruskin
Self
Norman M. Klein
Self
Bethany Owen
Self
Verna Harrah
Self
Joey Zapoli
Self
Jack Valente
Self
Kenneth Turan
Self
Susanna Styron
Self
Victoria Foyt
Self
Rocky Collins
Self
Sara Risher
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Stephen Apicella
Self
Pat Kingsley
Self
Robert Rehme
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Robert O'Connor
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Melanie Jung
Narrator (voice)
Frank Muth
Narrator (voice)
James Cameron
Self
George Lucas
Self
Jim Carrey
Self
Nicolas Cage
Self
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