Filmmakers in Action (2006)
Overview
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ca |
| Popularity | 2.507 |
Directed By
Carlos Benpar
Crew
Carlos Benpar
Fernando Novillo
Tomàs Pladevall
Ferrán Alberich
Xavier Camí
Pep Solórzano
Manu de la Reina
Xavier Oró
Carlos Benpar
Francisco Abarquero
TOP CAST
Marta Belmonte
Marta
Aitor Martínez
Boy #1
Lonan García
Boy #2
Pau Herrero
Boy #3
Gabriel Agustí
Cardinal
Mark San Juan
Clergyman
Vera Böhler
Girl
Julio de Pablo
Volterra
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Self
Arthur Penn
Self
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self
Bertrand Tavernier
Self
Bigas Luna
Self
Catherine Wyler
Self
Claes Eriksson
Self
Claude Chabrol
Self
Ebbe Preisler
Self
Eric Nyborg
Self
Eugenie Bachelor
Self
Eva Truffaut
Self
Francesco Rosi
Self
Håkan Sjöstrom
Self
Henning Carlsen
Self
Jean-Pierre Marchand
Self
John Boorman
Self
Jules Dassin
Self
Olivier Carmet
Self
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Self
Pere Portabella
Self
Pierre Truche
Self
Richard Lester
Self
Sydney Pollack
Self
Thomas Vinterberg
Self
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Woody Allen
Self
George Sidney
Self (archive footage)
Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
Ingmar Bergman
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Luc Godard
Self (archive footage)
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah
Self (archive footage)
Samuel Fuller
Self (archive footage)
William A. Wellman
Self (archive footage)
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