Movies: Jack Lemmon

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker....

Documentary on Jack Lemmon featuring interviews with those who knew him and worked with him....

Klaus Kinski is one of the few German actors who has achieved international fame. He made headlines. And disappeared behind them. Kinski lived his parts 24/7. This film tells the story of a man who no longer could understand the difference or disting...

Documentary about the life of explorer Jacques Cousteau....

A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom....

Uta Hagen comments on acting...

Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars....

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The One, the Only... Groucho is a documentary that celebrates the life and legacy of Groucho Marx, the legendary comedian, actor, gameshow host and master of quick wit....

Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Comedy ever made by the American Film Institute....

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder...

A soldier has a ten-day leave from his military duties. He’s an easygoing guy who rarely thinks about his sometimes reckless behavior until he tempts fate once too often....

A documentary about actor Jack Lemmon....

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."...

Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine....

A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches....

A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Charity," "Finian's Rainbow," and "Lady in the Dark", among others. There is also discussion of the various creative aspects of the plays....

A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to 1982....

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are stil...

French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking....