Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

101 mins | Documentary | Dec. 8, 2017

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.

Arthur Miller: Writer

101 mins | Documentary | Dec. 8, 2017

Arthur Miller: Writer
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers HBO, HBO Documentary Films
Original title Arthur Miller: Writer
Directors Rebecca Miller
Writers

Cast

Arthur Miller

as Self (archive footage)

Joan Allen

as Self (archive footage)

Joan Copeland

as Self (archive footage)

Peter Falk

as Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

as Self (archive footage)

John Guare

as Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar Hoover

as Self (archive footage)

John Huston

as Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Elia Kazan

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Kushner

as Self

John Howard Lawson

as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Loden

as Self (archive footage)

Jane Miller

as Self (archive footage)

Kermit Miller

as Self (archive footage)

Rebecca Miller

as Self (archive footage)

Robert A. Miller

as Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

Inge Morath

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Nichols

as Self (archive footage)

Aidan Quinn

as Self (archive footage)

Thelma Ritter

as Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Slattery

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace

as Self (archive footage)

James Whitmore

as Self (archive footage)