A feature-length documentary about Roger Corman's life, career and remarkable influence on modern moviemaking.Blue jeans, sock-hops and drive-in movies: the Fifties were America's age of innocence. But stalking the depths of its post-nuclear bliss, mass paranoia became fuel for Joseph McCarthy's brand of Red Scare terror propaganda. Bomb shelters were a deluxe feature in every American home, government-sponsored educational reels promised an imminent nuclear threat from across the Atlantic, and Hollywood, Babylon of the western world, hung on the brink of collapse.... It was here, in the last-ditch machinations of a dying juggernaut, that a mild-mannered, civil engineer's son would become the most influential force in modern moviemaking. Corman's World tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood's most prolific writer-director-producer, the true godfather of independent filmmaking. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. A feature-length documentary about Roger Corman's life, career and remarkable influence on modern moviemaking. Blue jeans, sock-hops and drive-in movies: the Fifties were America's age of innocence. But stalking the depths of its post-nuclear bliss, mass paranoia became fuel for Joseph McCarthy's brand of Red Scare terror propaganda. Bomb shelters were a deluxe feature in every American home, government-sponsored educational reels promised an imminent nuclear threat from across the Atlantic, and Hollywood, Babylon of the western world, hung on the brink of collapse. It was here, in the last-ditch machinations of a dying juggernaut, that a mild-mannered, civil engineer's son would become the most influential force in modern moviemaking. Corman's World tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood's most prolific writer-director-producer, the true godfather of independent filmmaking. Actors Robert De Niro, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, William Shatner, David Carradine, Eli Roth, Paul W.S. Anderson, Pam Grier, Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Brett Ratner, Jonathan Demme, Roger Corman & Joe Dante Director Alex Stapleton Certificate 15 years and over Year 2011 Languages English Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Documentary on the life of legendary B-movie director Roger Corman. Over the course of a career spanning over six decades, Corman has directed and produced numerous films and has developed a reputation as one of the most respected figures in Hollywood. Corman's influence on the last half century of film is enormous, with a number of successful directors and actors - including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, James Cameron and Robert De Niro - earning their first break under the director. This documentary takes a look back at Corman's career and attempts to trace his influence on modern movie making.
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