A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

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A Decade Under the Influence

2003

1h 50m

7.9(41 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Julie Christie

Self

Julie Christie

Directing

Sydney Pollack

Self

Sydney Pollack

Directing

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Directing

Robert Altman

Self

Robert Altman

Writing

Paul Schrader

Self

Paul Schrader

Acting

Pam Grier

Self

Pam Grier

Art

Polly Platt

Self

Polly Platt

Acting

Jon Voight

Self

Jon Voight

Directing

William Friedkin

Self

William Friedkin

Directing

Martin Scorsese

Self

Martin Scorsese

Acting

Roy Scheider

Self

Roy Scheider

Acting

Clint Eastwood

Self

Clint Eastwood

Directing

Sidney Lumet

Self

Sidney Lumet

Acting

Bruce Dern

Self

Bruce Dern

Directing

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Writing

Marshall Brickman

Self

Marshall Brickman

Acting

Ellen Burstyn

Self

Ellen Burstyn

Production

John Calley

Self

John Calley

Production

Roger Corman

Self

Roger Corman

Directing

Miloš Forman

Self

Miloš Forman

Directing

Monte Hellman

Self

Monte Hellman

Acting

Dennis Hopper

Self

Dennis Hopper

Directing

Paul Mazursky

Self

Paul Mazursky

Production

Mike Medavoy

Self

Mike Medavoy

Directing

Jerry Schatzberg

Self

Jerry Schatzberg

Acting

Sissy Spacek

Self

Sissy Spacek

Writing

Robert Towne

Self

Robert Towne

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