Becoming Cary Grant
Synopsis
Cary Grant was one of Hollywood's biggest names, the quintessential leading man and the ultimate self-made star. Born in Bristol in 1904 and christened Archibald Leach, Grant was haunted by conflicts between his public persona and his personal life, and in his fifties started a cure of LSD aiming to free himself from his demons.
For the first time, using newly discovered personal footage and Grant's own words from his unpublished autobiography, he retraces his journey (voiced by Jonathan Pryce), exploring his own screen image and what it took to create it. The story of the man behind the mask of subtle charm and suave sophistication. A man in search of himself and the love he did not find in his life.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2017 - Cannes Classics
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 85 mins
- Director
- Mark Kidel
- Producer
- Christian Popp, Nick Ware
- Executive Producer
- Annie Roney, Sue Turley
- Editor
- Cyril Leuthy
- Screenwriter
- Mark Kidel, Nick Ware
- Director of Photography
- Jean-Marie Delorme
- Sound
- Adam Wolny, Doug Dunderdale, Elliot Hartley, Sara Lima, Andreas Schlueter
- Music
- Bob Locke, Tim Norfolk, Adrian Utley
- Principal Cast
- With contributions from: Judy Balaban, Mark Glancy, Jennifer Grant, Barbara Jaynes, David Thomson. The words of Cary Grant spoken by Jonathan Pryce
- Editorial Advisor
- Dr. Mark Glancy, Queen Mary, University of London
- Archive Research and Co-ordination
- Joan Cohen, Tim Jordan, Eugénie Gaubert
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th May 2017
