The Green Fog

"Let mystery have its place in you"

2018 1h 2m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 29

DocumentaryMystery

Synopsis

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A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, and to the city of San Francisco, California, where the magic was created; but also a challenge: how to pay homage to a masterpiece without using its footage; how to do it simply by gathering images from various sources, all of them haunted by the curse of a mysterious green fog that seems to cause irrepressible vertigo…

“Let mystery have its place in you”

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Cast

Chuck Norris
Michael Douglas
Rock Hudson
Karl Malden
John Saxon
Self
Virginia Grey
Joseph Cotten
Gina Lollobrigida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Galen Johnson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jacob Garchik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Evan Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Chuck Norris and Michael Douglas and Rock Hudson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Let mystery have its place in you".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6736812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Galen Johnson directs. Jacob Garchik scores. Evan Johnson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Jacob Garchik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Evan Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chuck Norris and Michael Douglas and Rock Hudson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Let mystery have its place in you".
8IMDB entry: tt6736812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.