Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Jan Harlan

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.

Plot Keywords:

Stanley Kubrick | Filmmaking | Film Director | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Himself (Narrator) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Adam	...	Himself
Margaret Adams	...	Herself
Brian Aldiss	...	Himself
Woody Allen	...	Himself
Steven Berkoff	...	Himself
Louis C. Blau	...	Himself
John Calley	...	Himself
Milena Canonero	...	Herself
Wendy Carlos	...	Herself
Arthur C. Clarke	...	Himself
Alex Cox	...	Himself
Allen Daviau	...	Himself
Ed Di Giulio	...	Himself
Keir Dullea	...	Himself
Shelley Duvall	...	Herself
Anthony Frewin	...	Himself
James B. Harris	...	Himself
Michael Herr	...	Himself
Mike Herrtage	...	Himself
Philip Hobbs	...	Himself
Irene Kane	...	Herself (as Chris Chase)
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself
Barbara Kroner	...	Herself
Anya Kubrick	...	Herself
Christiane Kubrick	...	Herself
Gert Kubrick	...	Herself (archive footage)
Katharina Kubrick	...	Herself (as Katharina Kubrick-Hobbs)
Paul Lashmar	...	Himself
György Ligeti	...	Himself
Steven Marcus	...	Himself (as Prof. Steven Marcus)
Paul Mazursky	...	Himself
Malcolm McDowell	...	Himself
Douglas Milsome	...	Himself (as Doug Milsome)
Matthew Modine	...	Himself
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself
Tony Palmer	...	Himself
Alan Parker	...	Himself
Sydney Pollack	...	Himself
Richard Schickel	...	Himself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Terry Semel	...	Himself
Alexander Singer	...	Himself (as Alex Singer)
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Sybil Taylor	...	Herself
Douglas Trumbull	...	Himself (as Doug Trumbull)
Peter Ustinov	...	Himself (as Sir Peter Ustinov)
Marie Windsor	...	Herself
Alan Yentob	...	Himself

Runtime:

142 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:R

Company:

Warner Bros. Home Video

Quotes:

Jack Nicholson: Everyone pretty much acknowledges that he's the man, and I still feel that underrates him.

Movie Connections:

Features The Shining (1980)

Infinity and Beyond...

Simply put, Stanley Kubrick is the single greatest director in the history of cinema. To view Kubrick's filmography is to watch a master craftsmen totally reinvent the genres he explored. Sci-fi, war, anti-war, black comedy, the period piece, the future dystopia, boxing, the crime caper, the gladiator film -- the scope of each of these genres has been forever enhanced by Kubrick's contribution to film. I dare not think what the optical effects of Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope circa 1977) would have looked like without the mammoth leap forward of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Film lovers of the world rejoice, for we have Stanley to celebrate for the rest of our lives.

We love you Mr. Kubrick, wherever you are...