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- Robert De Young, Stephan Wellink
- Documentary
Sep 28, 2018 · Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood is the first documentary to examine the colorful career of the last tycoon of Hollywood's Golden Age and explores the turbulent but creatively rewarding relationships between Spiegel and Hollywood giants John Huston, David Lean, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando and Katherine Hepburn.
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- Robert de Young, Stephan Wellink
- 2018-09-28
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Nov 6, 2018 · A maverick and an uncompromising taskmaster, the last tycoon of Hollywood’s Golden Age left behind an impressive and colourful legacy including an extensive award-winning filmography and the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television in Jerusalem.
One of the most enigmatic and controversial movie producers in Hollywood history, Sam Spiegel fled the spectre of Nazi Germany in 1933 to become the only person to win three Oscars as sole producer for the feature films On The Waterfront (1954), Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood Reviewed by: Jennie Kermode "The real difficulty that de Young and Wellink face lies in getting beyond the public persona to show us the private man."
