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Interviews with Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Al Pacino and others illustrate a look at how casting directors have shaped the direction of Hollywood over the last 50 years.

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Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com 11/01/2013
In his impressively researched film, Donahue makes it clear why and how Dougherty helped define her profession. Go to Full Review
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News 10/31/2013
3/5
A look into one of the most invisible, and crucial, of cinematic disciplines. Go to Full Review
Daphne Howland Village Voice 10/29/2013
While Dougherty clearly had an almost eerie sense of how a particular actor might inhabit a part, this film also shows that she may have single-handedly created a filmmaking craft and then made it indispensable. Go to Full Review
Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch 12/02/2023
An eye-opening documentary giving filmmaking’s most invisible profession its due. Go to Full Review
John Powers Vogue 07/13/2017
While the movie is not especially thoughtful (to put it mildly), it's worth seeing for all its revelatory TV clips and for celebrating one of the great female innovators in post-World War II movie history. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 02/25/2016
3/4
An entertaining, informative documentary... Go to Full Review
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Kyle M Dec 14 Generally fascinating and well-crafted like any documentaries shining an insightful light onto a filmmaking production merit, but what ranks this one further is how the historic details formally proposes rightfully categorized recognition for the person who understands the vision’s personified soul. (B+) See more Simon T 05/08/2019 Loving and detailed documentary about the legendary Hollywood casting director Marion Dougherty. Plenty of actors and directors - Clint Eastwood, Glenn Close, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Robert Redford among them -attest to her warmth and instinctive skills. Only Taylor Hackford will have cause to regret his contribution. See more 10/28/2017 Great film and very informative. See more 04/19/2017 Terrific. Educational for film buffs in the best way and with all star participation. A doc very well done. See more 10/21/2015 A fascinating look at an approach to casting by looking at some of the giants of the field, one that does not get its due nor is properly appreciated as a vital piece of the film making process. Where it falters somewhat is in its dismissing of the previous studio system of selecting actors who they had under contract. It was imperfect for sure but resulted in many classics so obviously something about it worked, though to hear about it here it was a worthless and completely counter productive to proper casting. See more 08/24/2015 3 words - casting director nominee See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Interviews with Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Al Pacino and others illustrate a look at how casting directors have shaped the direction of Hollywood over the last 50 years.
Director
Tom Donahue
Producer
Tom Donahue, Kate Lacey, Ilan Arboleda, Joanna Colbert
Production Co
Tashtego Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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