Overview

An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Streetcar Named Desire", through the Actors Studio and professional relationships with Elia Kazan and Stella Adler to Hollywood. An actor who redefined the limits to which a professional may go in becoming the character not only intellectually but emotionally, Brando changed the meaning of film acting.

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Cast

Kevin McCarthy

Self

Anthony Hopkins

Self

Dennis Hopper

Self

Shelley Winters

Self

Arthur Penn

Self

Edward Dmytryk

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Peter Bart

Self

Martin Sheen

Self

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)