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A Letter to Elia

20106.6 / 1060 min
Documentary

Overview

Martin Scorsese reflects on the profound influence of director Elia Kazan, tracing his artistic journey from the Group Theatre to Hollywood success and the controversies of the blacklist era. Co-directed with Kent Jones, the film combines interviews and clips from Kazan’s classics—On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and America, America—to portray him as a deeply personal filmmaker within an often impersonal industry.

Cast

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Self (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self - Narrator

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Elia Kazan (Voice)

Crew

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Director

Kent Jones

Kent Jones

Director

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Thanks

Luc Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Thanks

Taylor Materne

Taylor Materne

Executive Producer

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Producer

Emma Tillinger Koskoff

Emma Tillinger Koskoff

Producer

Stone Douglass

Stone Douglass

Executive Producer

Diane Kolyer

Diane Kolyer

Consulting Producer

Rachel Reichman

Rachel Reichman

Co-Producer

Mark Raker

Mark Raker

Director of Photography

Rachel Reichman

Rachel Reichman

Editor