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Becoming Cary Grant ()


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For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.

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Mark Kidel ...
Commentator (voice)
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Self (archiveFootage)
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Judy Balaban ...
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Mark Glancy ...
Self - film historian, Queen Mary University of London
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Self - film historian and critic
Barbara Hutton ...
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Self (archiveFootage)
Elsie Leach ...
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Self (archiveFootage)
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Self
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Self (as Barbara Jaynes)
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Cary Grant (voice)
Fiona MacKenzie ...
Elsie Leach (voice)
José Fumanal ...
Dr. Hartman's office
Christophe Guyon ...
Dr. Hartman's office
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Kent Victor Schuelke ...
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Directed by

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Mark Kidel

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Mark Kidel ... (co-writer)
 
Nick Ware ... (co-writer)

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Christian J. Popp ... producer
Anne Pruvost ... consulting producer
Sue Turley ... executive producer
Nick Ware ... co-producer / producer

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The Insects
Bob Locke
Tim Norfolk
Adrian Utley

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Jean-Marie Delorme

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Cyril Leuthy

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Pascale Alibert ... assistant editor
Grégoire Ausina ... colorist

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Valérie Valéro

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Corentin Harlé
Valérie Valéro

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Katya Laraison ... production manager

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Sara Lima ... sound recordist
Adam Wolny ... re-recording mixer

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Joan Cohen ... researcher: Los Angeles
Pierre Larrieu ... production assistant
Undine Markus ... production assistant
Karen Shatzkin ... legal services

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Plot Summary

The future star grow up as Archie Leach, son of a tailor in Bristol, but was traumatized when his parent's marriage broke down, leading to his father leaving for another and the bottle, his mother utterly abandoning him to be raised by an aunt. A friend introducing him as knave to the variety theatre, he joined a traveling company and on their first-ever tour overseas stayed behind in New York. He gradually made his way I-on Broadway as handsome antagonist, until offered a Hollywood contract with Paramount, which proved rather disappointing, but he went on to become a major star, brilliant under directors like Hitchcock who tapped into his commoner past. Several marriages brought mostly frustration, like the reconciliation with his mother, whom he put up in an English home, only his daughter proved a relationship for life. Written by KGF Vissers

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Also Known As
  • Cary Grant, de l'autre côté du miroir (France)
  • Cary Grant - Der smarte Gentleman aus Hollywood (Germany)
  • El verdadero Cary Grant (Spain)
  • Priča o Keriju Grantu (Serbia)
  • Становясь Кэри Грантом (Russia)
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  • 85 min
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Budget EUR380 (estimated)

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