The Movie Maker

TV Movie
1964
1h 31m

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Rod Serling-scripted struggle between the last film mogul (Rod Steiger) and a new regime.Rod Serling-scripted struggle between the last film mogul (Rod Steiger) and a new regime.Rod Serling-scripted struggle between the last film mogul (Rod Steiger) and a new regime.

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6.2/10

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Although Ron Winston worked as director on one of the 2 versions of this TV film (probably in '64), Joseph Lejtes was credited by Maltin as director of the other version (probably '67). So both Winston and Lejtes deserve a director credit here - particularly since the film's hero seems to be patterned on a Polish immigrant (like Goldwyn) who becomes a movie mogul - and Lejtes himself had migrated from Poland.

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8/10

Neglected Rod Steiger Classic Long Overdue for DVD or Blu-Ray Release

Rod Steiger masterfully portrays an aging movie mogul hopelessly rebelling against a new Hollywood. Fine supporting cast. Originally released as an hour long episode as part of the Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater TV series. Written by Rod Serling, the episode had so impressed Universal producers that additional content was added for a 1967 theatrical release as "The Movie Maker" (Dir. Joseph Lejtes). But with the Paley Media Arts Center, NYC being apparently the sole holder, this movie and/or TV episode is virtually inaccessible to most viewers. Hopefully, Universal, ShoutFactory, Criterion, Kino or Amazon can make a long overdue DVD or Blu-Ray release finally happen.