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Making Montgomery Clift

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 33m
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7.0/10
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Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated ... Read allClassic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
IMDb RATING
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193
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  • Directors
    • Robert Anderson Clift
    • Hillary Demmon
  • Writers
    • Robert Anderson Clift
    • Hillary Demmon
  • Stars
    • Brooks Clift(archive footage)
    • Sunny Clift(archive footage)
    • Patricia Bosworth
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Robert Anderson Clift
    • Hillary Demmon
  • Writers
    • Robert Anderson Clift
    • Hillary Demmon
  • Stars
    • Brooks Clift(archive footage)
    • Sunny Clift(archive footage)
    • Patricia Bosworth
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    • 6User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Brooks Clift
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sunny Clift
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Patricia Bosworth
    Patricia Bosworth
    • Selfas Self
    Lorenzo James
    • Selfas Self
    • (voice)
    Montgomery Clift
    Montgomery Clift
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robert Osborne
    • Selfas Self
    Judy Balaban
    • Selfas Self
    Edward Clift
    • Selfas Self
    Eleanor Clift
    • Selfas Self
    Mollie Gregory
    • Selfas Self
    Woodbury Clift
    • Selfas Self
    Michael Easton
    Michael Easton
    • Selfas Self
    Vincent Garcia Newman
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Vincent Newman)
    Tucker Tooley
    Tucker Tooley
    • Selfas Self
    Stanley Kramer
    Stanley Kramer
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Fred Zinnemann
    Fred Zinnemann
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Prof. Bertram Pottsas Prof. Bertram Potts
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Robert Anderson Clift
      • Hillary Demmon
    • Writers
      • Robert Anderson Clift
      • Hillary Demmon
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    User reviews6

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    8/10
    Patrica Bosworth's rebuttal, on reel to reel.
    I just saw this doc at the Palm Springs Film Festival last night. While it valiantly attempts to dispel supposed "myths" about Monty's life, it fails to recognize some obvious truths, as well. such as his decline into alcohol and drugs, which undoubtedly led to heart failure at 45 years old.

    It was only mentioned during the Q&A's afterward that Clift's even had a twin sister and her entire side of the large family refused to participate. Much of the doc was composed of secret recording by he filmmaker's father, Monty's brother Brooks Clift.

    While the doc's obvious mission was to focus on his talent and unconventional bucking of a studio contract to maintain his sexual freedom, I feel it was rather to have more control in the films he chose and the dialog contained within. They filmmakers heavily downplayed the impact of his automobile accident, which forever altered his incredible good looks and descent into addiction. I applaud them for attempting to show a different side of Clift than the one portrayed by both biographers Bosworth and LaGuardia, but in doing so, they also failed to address several elephants in the room.

    The doc loses its way on occasion and becomes bogged down in its own minutia, but still offers an alternative to previous insights by a proud nephew..
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    • I have been a huge fan of his for years. Would love to see this movie. any chance that it will play in LA at some point soon?

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 2020 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stvaranje Montgomerija Klifta
    • Production company
      • Limbic Productions
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      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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