Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021

1h 30m

Documentary

Biography

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

This in-depth biography explores Dean Martin's varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and others.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

The director's not-quite-articulated conclusion about his subject is that Martin's blithe charm was a cover for self-doubt. And as upright a citizen as he might have been, it was not just an uneasy but an unhappy head that wore the crown of cool.

Nov 18, 2021

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Sheri Linden

Hollywood Reporter

[An] affectionate and incisive documentary portrait of the fabulously famous and intensely private star.

Nov 18, 2021

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Tynan Yanaga

Film Inquiry

In the vein of Citizen Kane, the documentary sets out on the foolhardy task of finding Dean Martin's Rosebud: the puzzle piece to unlock what made him tick, but The King of Cool slowly begins to evolve into something else that's more evident with time.

Dec 4, 2021

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

No reinventing of the documentary form is happening here, but anyone interested in the slightest of any of those phases of Martin's life will be interested.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 1, 2021

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Chris Barsanti

The Playlist

...an amiable piece of work about a largely unknowable cipher.

Rated: B

Nov 25, 2021

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

Archival footage, much unseen until now and interviews with Angie Dickinson, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, Deana Martin, RZA and Jon Hamm among others, give insight into the man, and the mystery.

Nov 19, 2021

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Martina A

Great and really interesting ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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S R

This took a long time to get on RT, but now that it is I reckon I'll rate it. I remember it being informative, but not more than that. Who knows maybe it was? Saw on TCM.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/23

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Tom Donahue

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Ilan Arboleda

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Synopsis

This in-depth biography explores Dean Martin's varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and others.

Director: Tom Donahue
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m