A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

★ 7.9IMDb Score
Released:2003-04-25
Duration:110 min
Director:Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
Actors:Julie Christie, Sydney Pollack, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Altman, Paul Schrader
Production:Constant Communications, Written in Stone
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Overview:

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

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