Movie Description
Searching for Mr. Rugoff
(2019)Overview
The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ira Deutchman
- Producer : Ira Deutchman
- Editor : Brian Gersten
- Cast : Donald S. Rugoff,Elyce Bonnell,Peter Broderick,Bea Brydson,Nat Chediak,Costa-Gavras,Ira Deutchman,Jean Donnelly,Robert Downey Sr.,Jerome Gary,John Goldstone,Jim Hudson,Annette Insdorf,Harlan Jacobson,Mary Kay Kammer,Larry Kardish,Sarah Kernochan,Wendy Keys,Steve Kutner,Warren Lieberfarb,Brian Lindquist,Stephanie Look-Teller,Todd McCarthy,Gary Meyer,Ted Pedas,Richard Pena,Evangeline Peterson,Tom Ropelewski,Edward Rugoff,Ralph Rugoff,Julian Schlossberg,Robert Shaye,Lisa Sherman,Paula Silver,Gary Springer,Bill Thompson,Hilary Wall,Lina Wertmüller,John Willis,Justin Wyatt
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Original TitleSearching for Mr. Rugoff
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-11-08
Original Language
Runtime 01h 34m
Production CompaniesDeutchman Company
Genres
- Documentary
