The 50 Year Argument

2014 1h 35m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 18

Documentary

Synopsis

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Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years. Provocative, idiosyncratic and incendiary, the film weaves rarely seen archival material, contributor interviews, excerpts from writings by such icons as James Baldwin, Gore Vidal, and Joan Didion along with original verité footage filmed in the Review’s West Village offices.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Chabon
Himself
Norman Mailer
Himself
Joan Didion
Herself
Barbara Epstein
Herself
Elizabeth Hardwick
Herself
Michael Stuhlbarg
Narration

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Scorsese
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Michael Chabon and Norman Mailer and Joan Didion carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3510820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Martin Scorsese directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Michael Chabon and Norman Mailer and Joan Didion carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt3510820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.