A career biography of one of Hollywoods most flamboyant showmen, Erich Von Stroheim. Film clips, interviews, and excerpts from thirty Von Stroheim films are used to reconstruct a portrait of the man behind the legend.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015517
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture actors and actresses - Biography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Motion picture actors and actresses - Biography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)