Jul 02, 1990
75 min
Full-HD

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990)

Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Eagle Rock Entertainment Barking Dog Productions Thirteen

Fritz Weaver

Narrator

Preston Sturges

(archive)

Eddie Bracken

Self

Betty Hutton

Self

Paul Schrader

Self

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