A Decade Under the Influence
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today’s best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Richard LaGravenese, Ted Demme
Actors: Francis Ford Coppola, Jon Voight, Julie Christie, Martin Scorsese, Pam Grier, Paul Schrader, Polly Platt, Robert Altman, Sydney Pollack, William Friedkin
Country: United States
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