Searching for Mr. Rugoff

Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)

Released: 2019-11-08 Duration: 1hr 34min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 7.0

Overview

The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.

Production Companies

Deutchman Company

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 2.325

Directed By

Ira Deutchman

Crew

Associate Producer
Brian Gersten
Original Music Composer
Leo Sidran
Executive Producer
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Peter Gilbert
Producer
Ira Deutchman
Executive Producer
Beth Krieger
Sound
Ashley Foy
Director of Photography
Peter Gilbert
Director
Ira Deutchman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eliott Taylor
Translator
Federica Belletti
Colorist
Jeff Sousa
Editorial Production Assistant
Christina Yoon
Animation
Joe Presser
Camera Operator
Jorge A. Alfaro
Camera Operator
Richard Brauer
Camera Operator
Kurt Enger
Camera Operator
Giovanni Ferrari
Camera Operator
Shivani Hassard
Camera Operator
Jacob Hinmon
Camera Operator
Chithra Jeyaram
Camera Operator
Beth Krieger
Camera Operator
Peter Gilbert
Camera Operator
Valerie Castillo Martinez
Camera Operator
Marc Mayer
Camera Operator
Thomas Mentel
Camera Operator
Marco Ricci
Camera Operator
Nayantara Roy
Camera Operator
Shrihari Sathe
Camera Operator
Esra Saydam
Camera Operator
Roger Singh
Camera Operator
Morgan Burke-Beyers
Camera Operator
Massimo Criscione
Camera Operator
Caleb Davis
Camera Operator
Andres Fernandez
Camera Operator
Antoine Goblet
Camera Operator
Michael Ho
Camera Operator
Charlotte Kaufman
Camera Operator
King Lu
Editorial Production Assistant
King Lu
Camera Operator
Farand Pawlak
Camera Operator
Jason Whitaker

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