Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

57m
Documentary
6.6

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.

Cast

Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)
Mary Davenport
Self
Jennifer Salt
Self
Jerome Hellman
Self
James Leo Herlihy
Self
Dustin Hoffman
Self
Paul Jarrico
Self
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Self
George Litto
Self
Robert Redford
Self
John Schlesinger
Self
Jon Voight
Self

Crew

Eugene Corr
Director, Writer
Robert Hillmann
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Michelle Satter
Co-Producer
Todd Boekelheide
Original Music Composer

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