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Director:
Marina Zenovich
Writers:
Joe Bini (writer)
Marina Zenovich (writer)
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Release Date:
11 December 2008 (Greece) See more »
Genre:
Documentary | Crime See more »
Tagline:
The truth couldn't fit in the headlines.
Plot:
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(98 articles)
Film Review: ‘Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic’
 (From Variety - Film News. 6 May 2013, 6:04 PM, PDT)
Tribeca Review: 'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic' Never Gets a Grasp on Its Talented, Controversial Subject
 (From Indiewire. 24 April 2013, 9:58 AM, PDT)
Tribeca Review: 'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic' Never Gets a Grasp on Its Talented, Controversial Subject
 (From Indiewire Television. 24 April 2013, 9:58 AM, PDT)
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Cast

 

Pedro Almodóvar ... Himself (archive footage)
Istvan Bajzat ... Himself
Steve Barshop ... Himself
Marilyn Beck ... Herself
Madeline Bessmer ... Herself
Pierre-André Boutang ... Himself
Andrew Braunsberg ... Himself
Richard Brenneman ... Himself

Nicolas Cage ... Himself (archive footage)

Michael Caine ... Himself (archive footage)

John Cassavetes ... Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)

Dick Cavett ... Himself (archive footage)
Furnell Chatman ... Himself (archive footage)

Joan Collins ... Herself (archive footage)
Michael M. Crain ... Himself

Stephen Daldry ... Himself (archive footage)
Douglas Dalton ... Himself (also archive footage)

Catherine Deneuve ... Herself / Carole Ledoux (archive footage)

Faye Dunaway ... (archive footage)

Mia Farrow ... Herself (also archive footage)

Harrison Ford ... Himself (archive footage)
Samantha Geimer ... Herself
Jim Grodin ... Himself
Robin Groth ... Himself (archive footage)
Roger Gunson ... Himself

Gene Gutowski ... Himself
Russell Harty ... Himself (archive footage)

Hugh M. Hefner ... Himself (archive footage)

Mick Jagger ... Himself (archive footage)
Clive James ... Himself
Ken Jones ... Himself (archive footage)

Hawk Koch ... Himself
Hanna Landy ... Herself
Ronald Markman ... Himself (as Dr. Ronald Markman)

Rob Marshall ... Himself (archive footage)

Daniel Melnick ... Himself
Hans Mollinger ... Himself

Jack Nicholson ... Himself / Jack Gittes (archive footage)

Barbara Parkins ... Herself (archive footage)

Roman Polanski ... Himself (archive footage)
Claus Preute ... Himself
Elliot Rittenband ... Himself - Nephew
Laurence J. Rittenband ... Himself (archive footage)
Marlene Roden ... Herself
Marv Ryver ... Himself (archive footage)
Jay Sebring ... Himself (archive footage)
Lorenzo Semple Jr. ... Himself
Fred Sidewater ... Himself
Lawrence M. Silver ... Himself (as Lawrence Silver)

Terence Stamp ... Himself (archive footage)

Meryl Streep ... Herself (archive footage)
Anthea Sylbert ... Herself
Debra Tate ... Herself

Sharon Tate ... Herself / Sarah Shagal (archive footage)
Stephen S. Trott ... Himself (archive footage)
Diane Tschekaloff ... Herself
Philip Vannatter ... Himself

Mike Wallace ... Himself (archive footage)

Leonor Watling ... Herself (archive footage)
David Wells ... Himself
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Directed by
Marina Zenovich 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Joe Bini  writer
P.G. Morgan  writer
Marina Zenovich  writer

Produced by
Nick Fraser .... executive producer: BBC
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte .... producer
P.G. Morgan .... co-producer
Steven Soderbergh .... executive producer
Michelle Sullivan .... associate producer
Randy Wooten .... executive producer
Lila Yacoub .... producer
Marina Zenovich .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mark De Gli Antoni 
 
Cinematography by
Tanja Koop 
 
Film Editing by
Joe Bini 
 
Production Management
James Debbs .... post-production supervisor
 
Sound Department
Tyler Bender .... production sound
Shaun Brennan .... foley artist
Tom Efinger .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Efinger .... sound supervisor
Eric Gitelson .... foley engineer
Dan Gleich .... production sound
Will Hansen .... production sound
Kamal John Iskander .... sound mixer (as John Iskander)
Michael Klinger .... sound re-recording mixer
Antoine Mercier .... sound
John Moros .... sound editor
Robert Purvis .... sound mixer
Adam Rabinowitz .... sound mixer
Jeff Seelye .... assistant sound editor
D.D. Stenehjem .... sound editor
Scott Stolz .... production sound
Gary Tomaro .... sound mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Deepak Chetty .... motion graphics artist
Keith Eng .... visual effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Clarke .... assistant camera
Scott Sniffen .... operator: additional photography
 
Editorial Department
Brian Addie .... assistant editor
Will Cox .... colorist
Amy M. Fleming .... assistant editor
Jay Freund .... editorial consultant
Tyler Hubby .... additional editor
Liz Shannon Miller .... post-production assistant
Charlie Rokosny .... assistant on-line editor
Jeremy Talcott .... assistant editor
Lee Wimer .... color timer
Gail Yasunaga .... additional editor
Taylor Zerbey .... post-production intern
 
Music Department
Mark De Gli Antoni .... music arranger
Christopher Guardino .... music consultant
Anna Lascurain .... music coordinator
Sara Matarazzo .... co-music supervisor
Joe Rudge .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Géraldine Barón .... transcriber
Michael Donaldson .... clearance counsel
Mariah Breitel Hembree .... post script services (as Mariah Breitel)
Jonathan J. Johnson .... archival clearance
Gerry Kim .... archival clearance
Dana O'Keefe .... sales agent
Elaine Raskin .... transcriber
Jon Silver .... production intern
Michelle Sullivan .... researcher
Géraldine Sérafini .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Adam Bardach .... special thanks
Elia Bini .... thanks
Donna M. Fields .... acknowledgment: archival footage provided by
Maya Hawke .... thanks
 

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Runtime:
99 min
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Language:
English | French | German
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Black and White | Color
Certification:
USA:Unrated | Greece:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-11 | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12
Company:
Antidote Films (I)See more »

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Samantha Geimer:The worst part was... no one believed me.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 12 July 2008" (2008)See more »
Soundtrack:
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11 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
The Only Thing That Matters, 28 February 2009
Author: oakleafmold-1 from United States

Ultimately, Roman Polanski--whose work I've enjoyed--drugged a 13 year old girl, raped her anally, and got away with it without punishment. The media frenzy is irrelevant. The eccentric judge is irrelevant. The only pertinent piece of data is that He got away with it. Scott free. If it wasn't so cynical, Polanski's gall in seeking to clear his reputation would be comical. Mr.Polanski should thank his luck that he avoided incarceration; his apologists should be ashamed of themselves.

That said, Ms. Zenovich is a talented filmmaker. Her execution is steady and workmanlike. However, she clearly has an agenda. This isn't a bad movie, but it's a disingenuous one. Don't take my word for it, but if you watch it try to look objectively at how the two sides of this case are presented, how the victim is trivialized and how her advocates are villainized, and make your own determination.

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