Searching for Mr. Rugoff
2019 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Ira Deutchman |
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| The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 08, 2019 |
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| Director: | Ira Deutchman |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Deutchman Company |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Donald S. Rugoff | Self (archive footage) |
| Elyce Bonnell | Self |
| Peter Broderick | Self |
| Bea Brydson | Self |
| Nat Chediak | Self |
| Costa-Gavras | Self |
| Ira Deutchman | Self |
| Jean Donnelly | Self |
| Robert Downey Sr. | Self |
| Jerome Gary | Self |
| John Goldstone | Self |
| Jim Hudson | Self |
| Annette Insdorf | Self |
| Harlan Jacobson | Self |
| Mary Kay Kammer | Self |
| Larry Kardish | Self |
| Sarah Kernochan | Self |
| Wendy Keys | Self |
| Steve Kutner | Self |
| Warren Lieberfarb | Self |
| Brian Lindquist | Self |
| Stephanie Look-Teller | Self (voice) |
| Todd McCarthy | Self |
| Gary Meyer | Self |
| Ted Pedas | Self |
| Richard Pena | Self |
| Evangeline Peterson | Self |
| Tom Ropelewski | Self |
| Edward Rugoff | Self |
| Ralph Rugoff | Self |
| Julian Schlossberg | Self |
| Robert Shaye | Self |
| Lisa Sherman | Self |
| Paula Silver | Self |
| Gary Springer | Self |
| Bill Thompson | Self |
| Hilary Wall | Self |
| Lina Wertmüller | Self |
| John Willis | Self |
| Justin Wyatt | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ira Deutchman | Director |
| Brian Gersten | Editor |
| Leo Sidran | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Gilbert | Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| Ashley Foy | Sound |
| Marco Ricci | Camera Operator |
| Nayantara Roy | Camera Operator |
| Eliott Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Federica Belletti | Translator |
| Jeff Sousa | Colorist |
| Christina Yoon | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Joe Presser | Animation |
| Jorge A. Alfaro | Camera Operator |
| Richard Brauer | Camera Operator |
| Kurt Enger | Camera Operator |
| Giovanni Ferrari | Camera Operator |
| Shivani Hassard | Camera Operator |
| Jacob Hinmon | Camera Operator |
| Chithra Jeyaram | Camera Operator |
| Beth Krieger | Camera Operator |
| Valerie Castillo Martinez | Camera Operator |
| Marc Mayer | Camera Operator |
| Thomas Mentel | Camera Operator |
| Shrihari Sathe | Camera Operator |
| Esra Saydam | Camera Operator |
| Roger Singh | Camera Operator |
| Morgan Burke-Beyers | Camera Operator |
| Massimo Criscione | Camera Operator |
| Caleb Davis | Camera Operator |
| Andres Fernandez | Camera Operator |
| Antoine Goblet | Camera Operator |
| Michael Ho | Camera Operator |
| Charlotte Kaufman | Camera Operator |
| King Lu | Camera Operator, Editorial Production Assistant |
| Farand Pawlak | Camera Operator |
| Jason Whitaker | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
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| Ira Deutchman | Producer |
| Brian Gersten | Associate Producer |
| Beth Krieger | Executive Producer |
| Peter Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Susan Lacy | Executive Producer |
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