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.
Unfortunately the movie Searching for Mr. Rugoff is not yet available on HBO Max.
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 |