Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

🎞️ Movie 56 min FR
โ˜… 7.2 /10 2011

Trapeze, Spartacus, Sweet Smell of Success, The Boston Strangler, Some Like It Hot. Tony Curtis, the man who influenced Elvis Presley and James Dean, was one of the very first teen idols and one of the last real movie stars. From his difficult upbringing in the Bronx, where he was born Bernie Schwartz, to his unprecedented fame and infamous way with women, Tony Curtis - Driven to Stardom presents Mr. Curtis's life in all its rags to riches glory. Interviews with Tony's family, friends and co-stars (Hugh Hefner, Harry Belafonte, Debbie Reynolds, Mamie Van Doren, Piper Laurie, Theresa Russell, Jill Curtis among others!) along with exclusive footage and film clips are given deeper meaning and clarity by the most honest and intimate interview the actor may have ever given. Here, in the definitive film about Tony Curtis, filmmaker Ian Ayres forms this incredible material into a revealing portrait of one of the greatest Hollywood celebrities of all time Tony Curtis - Driven to Stardom explores the man's rebellious demeanor, his struggle as a Jew in Hollywood, his difficult childhood, the brief love affair with Marilyn Monroe and his failed marriages to actresses Janet Leigh and Christine Kaufman, his courageous stance to break the color barrier with The Defiant Ones (the film that earned him an Oscar Nomination), and his entire six-decade career. A sex symbol, a matinee idol, a powerful and magnetic actor, Tony Curtis was the original movie star.

Cast

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Jules Audry
Self
Self
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Self
Self
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Guillaume Cabaret
Teenager on bike
Marian Collier
Marian Collier
Self
Self
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Self
Self
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Self
Self
Jessica Errero
Jessica Errero
Teenager in Tony Curtis T-shirt
David Gasman
David Gasman
Narrator
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Jérôme Rossi
Composer
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Eric Simon
Composer
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Mathieu Uettwiller
Composer
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Eric Ellena
Cinematographer
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Jean-Thomas Renaud
Cinematographer