Bert Stern: Original Madman (2011)

  • NR
  • 09/02/2011 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 1h 33m

Overview

The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time, Bert Stern. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine, Stern became an original Madison Avenue 'mad man', his images helping to create modern advertising. Ground-breaking photos of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe and Twiggy, coupled with his astonishing success in advertising, minted Stern as a celebrity in his own right.

Shannah Laumeister Stern

Writer, Director

Cast

Bert Stern's headshot

Bert Stern

Self
Louis Armstrong's headshot

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)
Twiggy's headshot

Twiggy

Self
Woody Allen's headshot

Woody Allen

Self - interviewer (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe's headshot

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn's headshot

Audrey Hepburn

Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot's headshot

Brigitte Bardot

(archive footage)
Drew Barrymore's headshot

Drew Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

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