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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

19906.6 / 1057 min
Documentary

Overview

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.

Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Waldo Salt

Waldo Salt

Self (archive footage)

Mary Davenport

Mary Davenport

Self

Jennifer Salt

Jennifer Salt

Self

Jerome Hellman

Jerome Hellman

Self

James Leo Herlihy

James Leo Herlihy

Self

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Self

Paul Jarrico

Paul Jarrico

Self

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Self

George Litto

George Litto

Self

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Self

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

Self

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Self

Crew

Eugene Corr

Eugene Corr

Director

Robert Hillmann

Robert Hillmann

Director

Michelle Satter

Michelle Satter

Co-Producer

Eugene Corr

Eugene Corr

Writer

Susan Lacy

Susan Lacy

Executive Producer

Todd Boekelheide

Todd Boekelheide

Original Music Composer

Robert Hillmann

Robert Hillmann

Cinematography

Robert Hillmann

Robert Hillmann

Producer