Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

NR
1h 16m
2004
6 /10 (5)

A Documentary Portrait of the King of the B's

Overview

Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last film.

Country : Austria, United States of America
Languages : English, Deutsch
Released Date: 2004-09-04

Top Billed Cast

Joe Dante

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Peter Bogdanovich

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John Landis

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Wim Wenders

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Roger Corman

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Peter Marshall

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John Saxon

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Ann Savage

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William Schallert

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Arianne Ulmer

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Tom Weaver

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Gregory W. Mank

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Alexander Horwath

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Michael Omasta

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Christian Cargnelli

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Stefan Grissemann

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