The Story of Film: An Odyssey 12 years old

The story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. Covering six continents and 12 decades, showing how film-makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other.

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey Cast

Name Character
Gus Van Sant He was 59, now 71 years old as Himself
Buck Henry He was 80, 89 years old when he died as Himself
Paul Schrader He was 65, now 77 years old as Himself
Sam Neill He was 63, now 76 years old as Himself
Lars von Trier He was 55, now 67 years old as Himself
Mark Cousins He was 46, now 58 years old as Narrator
Baz Luhrmann He was 48, now 61 years old as Himself
Tsui Hark He was 61, now 74 years old as Himself
Claudia Cardinale She was 73, now 85 years old as Herself
Claire Denis She was 65, now 77 years old as Herself
Tsai Ming-liang He was 53, now 66 years old as Himself
John Sayles He was 60, now 73 years old as Himself
Bernardo Bertolucci He was 70, 77 years old when he died as Himself
Kyôko Kagawa She was 79, now 92 years old as Herself
Norman Lloyd He was 96, 55 years old when he died as Himself
Roy Andersson He was 68, now 80 years old as Himself
Yuen Woo-ping He was 66, now 79 years old as Himself
Ken Loach He was 75, now 87 years old as Himself
Sharmila Tagore She was 66, now 79 years old as Herself
Abbas Kiarostami He was 71, 76 years old when he died as Himself
Edward Neumeier He was 54, now 67 years old as Himself
Robert Towne He was 76, now 89 years old as Himself
Bill Forsyth He was 65, now 77 years old as Himself
Wim Wenders He was 66, now 78 years old as Himself
Tian Zhuangzhuang He was 59, now 71 years old as Himself
Stanley Kwan He was 53, now 66 years old as Himself
Youssef Chahine He was 85, 82 years old when he died as Himself
Shinya Tsukamoto He was 51, now 64 years old as Himself
Stanley Donen He was 87, 94 years old when he died as Himself
Aleksandr Sokurov He was 60, now 72 years old as Himself
Matthew Barney He was 44, now 57 years old as Himself
Mohsen Makhmalbaf He was 54, now 66 years old as Himself
Mercedes McCambridge She was 93, 85 years old when she died as Herself
Charles Burnett He was 67, now 79 years old as Himself
Stig Björkman He was 72, now 85 years old as Himself
Terence Davies He was 65, now 78 years old as Himself
Mani Kaul He was 66, 66 years old when he died as Himself
Jean-Michel Frodon He was 57, now 70 years old as Himself - Interviewee
Cari Beauchamp She was 60, now 73 years old as Herself - Interviewee
Agnes de Mille She was 105, 88 years old when she died as Herself
Maggie Renzi She was 60, now 73 years old as Herself
Javed Akhtar He was 66, now 79 years old as Himself
Kazuo Hara He was 66, now 78 years old as Himself
Xie Jin He was 87, 84 years old when he died as Himself
Haskell Wexler He was 89, 93 years old when he died as Himself
Soumendu Roy He was 78, now 91 years old as Himself
Donald Richie He was 87, 88 years old when he died as Himself
Samira Makhmalbaf She was 31, now 44 years old as Herself
Gaston Kaboré He was 60, now 73 years old as Himself
Jane Campion She was 57, now 69 years old as Herself
Big B He was 68, now 81 years old as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Crew

Name Department
Anita Oxburgh as Producer. She was 67 (now 80) years old Production
Mark Cousins as Cinematography. He was 46 (now 58) years old Crew
Mark Cousins as Director. He was 46 (now 58) years old Directing
Mark Cousins as Writer. He was 46 (now 58) years old Writing
Helen Du Toit as Producer. Production
Tabitha Jackson as Executive Producer. Production
Amy Fritz as Production Manager. Production
Raphaelle Orgeret as Production Manager. Production
James A. Smith as Archival Footage Research. Editing
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey (12 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 03, 2011
  • Runtime: 900 minutes