John Farrow - Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows

Documentary | 2021 | Col & B/W | 1h 36m

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Summary

John Farrow - Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows is the first documentary ever made about one of Hollywood’s most prolific yet forgotten filmmakers John Villiers Farrow (1904 - 1963). Part mystery, part biography, part film noir – the documentary follows the stranger than fiction story of this Australian born, Oscar-winning filmmaker.<βρ><βρ>One of Hollywood’s most enigmatic figures – Farrow was the director of some 50 films, a sailor, a poet, a war hero, a best-selling author, a religious scholar, a family man and a philanderer – a man who lived many lives - yet who left behind no memoirs, no interviews and no archival footage – and who today is only a shadow in the pages of film history.

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Director: Frans Vandenburg
Type: Documentary
Year of completion: 2021
Country of origin: Australia

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