Movie: Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day

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Monte Hellman
Monte Hellman

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Paul Joyce
Paul Joyce

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    Monte Hellman was born in 1932. By 1986 he made eight features, but had not directed for six years. I had made as many documentaries, but had not turned a foot of film through a camera for two years. I decided to break the silence by spending a day with him. Nine rolls were loaded into the camera. We talked until either we or the camera ran out.

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    1986-09-07

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