A Letter to Elia (2010)

  • NR
  • 09/04/2010 (IT)
  • Documentary
  • 1h

Overview

Martin Scorsese reflects on the profound influence of director Elia Kazan, tracing his artistic journey from the Group Theatre to Hollywood success and the controversies of the blacklist era. Co-directed with Kent Jones, the film combines interviews and clips from Kazan’s classics—On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and America, America—to portray him as a deeply personal filmmaker within an often impersonal industry.

Martin Scorsese

Director

Kent Jones

Director

Cast

Elia Kazan's headshot

Elia Kazan

Self (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese's headshot

Martin Scorsese

Self - Narrator
Elias Koteas's headshot

Elias Koteas

Elia Kazan (Voice)

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