Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

192 mins | Documentary | Nov. 20, 2011

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

Woody Allen: A Documentary

192 mins | Documentary | Nov. 20, 2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Insurgent Docs, Rat Entertainment, Mike's Movies, Whyaduck Productions
Original title Woody Allen: A Documentary
Directors Robert B. Weide
Writers Robert B. Weide

Cast

Woody Allen

as Self

Diane Keaton

as Self

Sean Penn

as Self

Chris Rock

as Self

Mira Sorvino

as Self

Naomi Watts

as Self

Dianne Wiest

as Self

Owen Wilson

as Self

Martin Scorsese

as Self

Josh Brolin

as Self

Letty Aronson

as Self

John Cusack

as Self

Larry David

as Self

Dick Cavett

as Self

Julie Kavner

as Self

Martin Landau

as Self

Louise Lasser

as Self

Fred Weintraub

as Self

Gordon Willis

as Self

Leonard Maltin

as Self

Jack Rollins

as Self

Tony Roberts

as Self

Douglas McGrath

as Self

Eric Lax

as Self

Robert Lauder

as Self (as Father Robert E. Lauder)

Nettie Konigsberg

as Self - Mother of Woody Allen (archive footage)

F. X. Feeney

as Self

Robert Greenhut

as Self

Charles H. Joffe

as Self (archive footage)