A Conversation with Gregory Peck (9 Apr. 2001)

In 1999, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) visits the Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA, where he had acted in 1940 and where this evening he tells stories and answers questions about his career. ... See full summary »

Director:

Barbara Kopple

Stars:

Gregory Peck, Cecilia Peck, Veronique Peck

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Gregory Peck	...	Himself
Cecilia Peck	...	Herself
Veronique Peck	...	Herself
Colleen Sheehy	...	Herself
Don Peck	...	Himself
Carey Paul Peck	...	Himself (as Carey Peck)
Stephen Peck	...	Himself (as Steve Peck)
Anthony Peck	...	Himself
Zack Peck	...	Himself
Thomas Jones	...	Himself, Reverend
Jacques Chirac	...	Himself, President of France
Mary Badham	...	Herself
Daniel Voll	...	Himself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself, President of the United States
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself (as Mrs. Clinton)

Storyline

In 1999, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) visits the Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA, where he had acted in 1940 and where this evening he tells stories and answers questions about his career. Interspersed are clips from Peck's films and from interviews recorded over the years and vérité contemporary footage of visiting with his daughter Cecilia before and after the birth of her son, receiving the National Medal of Arts, chatting with Lauren Bacall and with Martin Scorsese, and dining with Jacques Chirac, always with his wife of forty-four years, Veronique Passani, beside him. Throughout, Peck is informal, candid, and wry.

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Plot Keywords:

father son relationship | actor | anecdote | ireland | virginia | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Abingdon, Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cabin Creek Films, On Tour Productions, Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary is featured on the 2-Disc Legacy Series DVD for To Kill a Mockingbird, released in 2005.

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Crazy Credits

The `best boys' are listed as Zach and Harper Peck, Gregory's two young grandsons.

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Connections

Features Moby Dick (1998)

User Reviews

Dignity and Old Age

This film not only depicts the life and work of a great actor, but gives us insight into a great human being and the possibility of growing older with power and grace and generosity. What if we could all command a stage for an hour or so to share our experience and our lives with those who love and admire us, and leave them feeling better about themselves because we were here. His roles were about ordinary people with extraordinary commitments and he was clearly a man that 'walked his talk' in every scene of this marvelous documentary. Most moving was his obvious love and respect for everyone in his family and his friends and his ability to balance a serious concern for serious issues while maintaining a sense of grace and humor and humility that could be a noble standard for us all.