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Cast

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Self

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Self

Crew

Kim Hendrickson

Kim Hendrickson

Supervising Producer

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Director

Fumiko Takagi

Fumiko Takagi

Executive Producer

Alex Coco

Alex Coco

Editor

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Producer

Peter Becker

Peter Becker

Executive Producer

Darren Dean

Darren Dean

Producer

Jonathan Turell

Jonathan Turell

Executive Producer

Alex Coco

Alex Coco

Producer

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Sound

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Camera Operator

Clyde Folley

Clyde Folley

Online Editor

Andrew Alvarez

Andrew Alvarez

Post Production Coordinator

Giles Sherwood

Giles Sherwood

Post Production Supervisor

Angie Bucknell

Angie Bucknell

Production Director

Christopher Ayoub

Christopher Ayoub

Sound Mixer

Brett Sharlow

Brett Sharlow

Production Manager

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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

20191.0 / 1017 min
Documentary

Overview

In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer and creator of the splatter movie. In 2019, the footage formed the basis for this documentary produced by the Criterion Channel.