A Letter to Elia (2010)

6.5/10 60 min Documentary

Overview

Martin Scorsese reflects on the profound influence of director Elia Kazan, tracing his artistic journey from the Group Theatre to Hollywood success and the controversies of the blacklist era. Co-directed with Kent Jones, the film combines interviews and clips from Kazan’s classics—On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, and America, America—to portray him as a deeply personal filmmaker within an often impersonal industry.

Cast

Elia Kazan

Self (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Self - Narrator

Elias Koteas

Elia Kazan (Voice)

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