Uncover the mystery but don't spoil the secrets!
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Michael McdermottSelf - Photojournalist
- A. E. HotchnerSelf - Writer
- Jean MillerSelf - Salinger's Friend
- Gore VidalSelf - Writer
- Tom WolfeSelf - Writer
- John GuareSelf - Playwright
- Philip Seymour HoffmanSelf - Actor
- Martin SheenSelf - Actor
- Harvey JasonSelf - Rare Bookseller
- Paul AlexanderSelf - Salinger's Biographer
Crew
- Shane SalernoDirector
- Shane SalernoWriter
- Buddy SquiresDirector of Photography
- Lorne BalfeOriginal Music Composer
- Regis KimbleEditor
- Langdon PageEditor
- Jeffrey DoeEditor
- Shane SalernoProducer
- Buddy SquiresProducer
- Deborah RandallProducer
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