Searching for Mr. Rugoff

Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2019-11-08
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Production Company: Deutchman Company
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Ira Deutchman
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Summary

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.

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  • Donald S. Rugoff

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Elyce Bonnell

    as Self
  • Peter Broderick

    as Self
  • Bea Brydson

    as Self
  • Nat Chediak

    as Self
  • Costa-Gavras

    as Self
  • Ira Deutchman

    as Self
  • Jean Donnelly

    as Self
  • Robert Downey Sr.

    as Self
  • Jerome Gary

    as Self
  • John Goldstone

    as Self
  • Jim Hudson

    as Self
  • Annette Insdorf

    as Self
  • Harlan Jacobson

    as Self
  • Mary Kay Kammer

    as Self
  • Larry Kardish

    as Self
  • Sarah Kernochan

    as Self
  • Wendy Keys

    as Self
  • Steve Kutner

    as Self
  • Warren Lieberfarb

    as Self
  • Brian Lindquist

    as Self
  • Stephanie Look-Teller

    as Self (voice)
  • Todd McCarthy

    as Self
  • Gary Meyer

    as Self
  • Ted Pedas

    as Self
  • Richard Pena

    as Self
  • Evangeline Peterson

    as Self
  • Tom Ropelewski

    as Self
  • Edward Rugoff

    as Self
  • Ralph Rugoff

    as Self
  • Julian Schlossberg

    as Self
  • Robert Shaye

    as Self
  • Lisa Sherman

    as Self
  • Paula Silver

    as Self
  • Gary Springer

    as Self
  • Bill Thompson

    as Self
  • Hilary Wall

    as Self
  • Lina Wertmüller

    as Self
  • John Willis

    as Self
  • Justin Wyatt

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

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