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Released 8 years ago.
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Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018 2h 13m EN
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7.1
SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 72
Documentary
Synopsis
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Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman’s singular journey.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jane Fonda
Self - (archive footage)
Tom Hayden
Self - (archive footage)
Robert Redford
Self - (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
Self - (archive footage)
Ted Turner
Self - (archive footage)
Paula Weinstein
Self - (archive footage)
Troy Garity
Self - (archive footage)
Sam Waterston
Self - (archive footage)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Susan Lacy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Susan Lacy, shot by Sam Painter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Benjamin Gray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden and Robert Redford carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7689958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Susan Lacy directs. Sam Painter behind the camera. Benjamin Gray cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Susan Lacy, shot by Sam Painter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Benjamin Gray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden and Robert Redford carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt7689958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "politics", "feminism", "interview", "biography".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sam Painter
- Editing
- Benjamin Gray
- Makeup / hair
- Bonita DeHaven
- Runtime
- 133 min · 2h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Susan Lacy
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
HBO
US
HBO Documentary Films
US
Film4 Productions
GB
Key crew
- ProducerEmma Pildes
- ProducerJessica Levin
- ProducerSusan Lacy
- EditorBenjamin Gray
- Makeup & HairBonita DeHaven
- Co-EditorKris Liem
- Makeup & HairLeo Corey Castellano
- Makeup & HairMarlene D. Williams
- Makeup & HairLaine Trzinski
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- politics
- feminism
- interview
- biography
- character study
- girl power
- woman director
- activism
- famous actress
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-01-21· Sundance Film Festival
