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Directed By
Steve James
Cast
Martin Scorsese
Self
Werner Herzog
Self
Ava DuVernay
Self
Errol Morris
Self
Stephen Stanton
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Self
Ramin Bahrani
Self
Gene Siskel
Self
Steve James
Self
Gregory Nava
Self
Chaz Ebert
Self
Donna La Pietra
Self
Nancy De Los Santos-Reza
Self
Marlene Siskel
Self
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self
William Nack
Self
Thea Flaum
Self
Richard Corliss
Self
Rick Kogan
Self
A.O. Scott
Self
Howie Movshovitz
Self
Josh Golden
Self
Roger Simon
Self
Sonia Evans
Self
John McHugh
Self
Raven Evans
Self
Bruce Elliot
Self
Laura Emerick
Self
Tom McNamee
Self
Saul Bellow
Self
Ben Bradlee
Self
Johnny Carson
Self (footage from 'The Tonight Show')
Barbara Harris
Albuquerque
Hugh Hefner
Self
Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz (footage from 'The Jazz Singer')
Pauline Kael
Self
Martin Luther King
Self
David Letterman
Self
Jerry Lewis
Self
Russ Meyer
Self
Rupert Murdoch
Self
Andrew Sarris
Self
Studs Terkel
Self
Oprah Winfrey
Self
Produced By
Garrett Basch
producer
Emily Hart
co-producer
Steve James
producer
Lizzie Kerner
supervising producer
Mark Mitten
executive producer
Justine Nagan
executive producer
Zak Piper
producer
Gordon Quinn
executive producer
Josh Schollmeyer
co-producer
Martin Scorsese
executive producer
Courtney Sexton
supervising producer
Kat White
executive producer
Steven Zaillian
executive producer
Music
Joshua Abrams
Cinematography
Dana Kupper
director of photography
Sound
Alison Ho
assistant sound effects editor
Josh Hunnicut
assistant sound effects editor
Tim Konn
audio post supervisor
Drew Levinson
additional sound
Zak Piper
sound recordist
Mike Regan
assistant sound effects editor
Todd Resnick
German Language Supervisor
Louise Rider
assistant sound effects editor
Drew Weir
re-recording mixer
Mark Wilkening
voiceover recordist
Editing
Steve James
David E. Simpson
Visual Effects
Michael Matusek
colorist
Elliot Rudmann
second digital colorist
Art Department
Jenna Caravello
designer
Genevieve Nicholas
set dresser
Dan Sharkey
lead designer: graphics
Editorial
Ryan Gleeson
post-production supervisor
Will Thwaites
post-production assistant
Other
Fernando Abadie
special thanks
Josh Abelon
special thanks
Carter Adams
special thanks
David H. Adler
special thanks
Nathan Adloff
special thanks
Colby Allen
special thanks
Monica Angrand
special thanks
Daniel Aronson
special thanks
Jerry Aronson
special thanks
Dave Athey
special thanks
Patricia Aufderheide
special thanks
Vlad Avesalon
special thanks
Ramin Bahrani
special thanks
Guilherme Baiardi
special thanks
Michael S Banks
special thanks
Christopher Beaubien
special thanks
Eric Beltmann
special thanks
Kelli Joan Bennett
special thanks
Craig Bentley
special thanks
Michael Berlind
special thanks
K.T. Sullivan & Chris Bing
special thanks
Nick Bishop
special thanks
Marcelline Block
special thanks
Elizabeth Brown
special thanks
Stephen Michael Brown
special thanks
Sara Chapman
special thanks
Casey Clausen
special thanks
Jessie Clausen
special thanks
Stephanie L. Coats
special thanks
Dean Codrington
special thanks
Chico Colvard
special thanks
Josip Condic
special thanks
Mary Kay Cook
special thanks
Sarah Cooke
special thanks
Jeremy Coon
special thanks
Lizi Cosslett
special thanks
Patrick Crowley
special thanks
Brian Cudiamat
special thanks
Raven De La Croix
special thanks
Patrick Degan
special thanks
Adam Dick
special thanks
Jed Dietz
special thanks
Scott Dummler
special thanks
Ava DuVernay
special thanks
Chaz Ebert
heartfelt thanks
Roger Ebert
heartfelt thanks
Jim Emerson
special thanks
Michael J. Epstein
special thanks
Víctor Escribano
special thanks
Anthony Faust
special thanks
Steve Fenwick
special thanks
Mark Ferguson
special thanks
Joe Fishel
special thanks
Larry Fleming
special thanks
Judy Galloway
special thanks
Alejandro J. Garcia
special thanks
Anre Garrett
special thanks
Justine Gendron
special thanks
Matt Genné
special thanks
Ryan J. Gilmer
special thanks
Alexis Giusfredi
special thanks
Carlos González-Salicrup
special thanks
Scott Griebel
special thanks
David Haedrich
special thanks
Alison Hanold
special thanks
Bryan & Pam Hanson
special thanks
Ken Harwood
special thanks
Ted Haycraft
special thanks
Werner Herzog
special thanks
Tom Hootman
special thanks
Raj Jawa
special thanks
Jeff Johnson
special thanks
KaiCarra
special thanks
Cynthia Kane
special thanks
Jonathan Kellam
special thanks
David Kilroy
special thanks
Kristofor King
special thanks
Nathan B. Kinney
special thanks
Craig Knowles
special thanks
Nate Kouri
special thanks
Steve Kouri
special thanks
Ines Lagos
special thanks
Jason M. Lange
special thanks
Jennifer Lange-Pomes
special thanks
Vincent Lasita
special thanks
Kevin B. Lee
special thanks
Erik Lehmann
special thanks
Tom Lehmann
special thanks
Carrie Litkowski
special thanks
Billy Luther
special thanks
David Mandelbrot
special thanks
Kevin Marinier
special thanks
Jonathan Marlow
special thanks
Gisela Marquez
special thanks
Kristin McCracken
special thanks
Jennifer R. McZier
special thanks
Jamie Mendonça
special thanks
Paul Meyer-Strom
special thanks
Robert Bryce Milburn
special thanks
Mike Minetti
special thanks
Music Department
Linda Cohen
music supervisor
Billy Sullivan
musician / scoring mixer
Camera Department
Nora Ballard
additional camera
Martin Gradek
additional camera operator
Jackson James
second camera
Steve James
additional camera
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