Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

90 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Sept. 20, 2014

In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

90 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Sept. 20, 2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers ARTE, Ciné+, RTS, AVRO, Roche Productions
Original title Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir
Directors Fouhad Hadef, Jean-Noël Frézal, Philippe Kohly
Writers Philippe Kohly

Cast

Thierry Hancisse

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Duvall

as Self - Actor

George Englund

as Self - Filmmaker

Patricia Bosworth

as Self - Biographer

Ellen Adler

as Self - Painter

Sondra Lee

as Self - Actress

Jay Kanter

as Self - Talent Agent

Rita Moreno

as Self - Actress

Bernardo Bertolucci

as Self - Filmmaker

Richard Donner

as Self - Filmmaker

Vittorio Storaro

as Self - DOP

Marlon Brando

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Elia Kazan

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Montgomery Clift

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Kevin McCarthy

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

John Howard Lawson

as Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bette Davis

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Anna Kashfi

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Tony Curtis

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

James Garner

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Francis Ford Coppola

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Al Pacino

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

James Caan

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Martin Sheen

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Christian Brando

as Self - Son (archive footage)

Tarita

as Self