Richard Schickel look at the famous director, similar to the one he did on Gary Cooper - some decent clips, lots of talk about themes, not that much on the actual life. This has the advantage of an extensive interview with Kazan himself, then still firey and virile. The blacklist is mentioned but not dwealt on in detail. We hear a lot about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Baby Doll, Streetcar, Brando, Waterfront, Wild River, Viva Zapata, Gentleman's Agreement, Splendor in the Grass and America, America - not a lot about The Visitors, Sea of Grass, Pinky, Man on the Tightrope, Last Tycoon, The Arrangement, his later stage work.
To be fair there's a lot to get through. I liked seeing his old screen tests. Would've liked more of a straight up narrative. Eli Wallach narrates.
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