Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

7.9
2019 2 hr 0 min Documentary

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.

  • Cast:
    Max Steiner , Leonard Maltin , Ray Faiola , Hugo Friedhofer

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Reviews

Tedfoldol
2019/11/01

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

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SpunkySelfTwitter
2019/11/02

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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Grimossfer
2019/11/03

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

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Plustown
2019/11/04

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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