| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 94 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ira Deutchman. |
| Performer |
Lina Wertmuller, Robert Downey Sr., Costa-Gavras, Sarah Kernochan, Evangeline Peterson, Ira Deutchman. |
| Summary |
The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. His impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Rugoff, Donald.
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Motion picture industry -- United States.
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Motion picture theaters -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Deutchman, Ira, producer, director, on-screen participant.
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Wertmüller, Lina, on-screen participant.
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Downey, Robert, 1936-2021, on-screen participant.
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Costa-Gavras, 1933- on-screen participant.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Searching for Mister Rugoff |
| Music No. |
MWT15986083 |
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