Miller's Tale (2011)

  • NR
  • 03/05/2011 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 57m

It's difficult getting to the top; it's more difficult staying there.

Overview

Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relationship with his hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Best known for his performance as Father Karras in The Exorcist, Miller experienced a brief but brilliant period of national acclaim, then curiously abandoned Hollywood to return to his hometown. After Miller died in a local bar Scranton, at the age of 62, filmmaker and fellow Scranton native Rebecca Marshall Ferris set out with her camera to find out why did this exceptional playwright, who achieved such phenomenal early success, never write a Broadway play again? And what happened to Miller in Hollywood that would make him run away from a promising acting career?

Rebecca Marshall

Director, Writer

Cast

Bruce Dern's headshot

Bruce Dern

Self
William Friedkin's headshot

William Friedkin

Self
Stacy Keach's headshot

Stacy Keach

Self
Martin Sheen's headshot

Martin Sheen

Self
Paul Sorvino's headshot

Paul Sorvino

Self
Jason Miller's headshot

Jason Miller

Self (Archive Footage)

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