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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

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Original title

Year

2012

Running time

96 min.

Country

France

Director

Ian Ayres

Screenwriter

Ian Ayres. Biopic about: Tony Curtis

Cast

Music

Jérôme Rossi, Eric Simon, Mathieu Uettwiller

Cinematography

Eric Ellena, Jean-Thomas Renaud

Producer

France Télévisions

Genre

Documentary | Movie Documentary

Synopsis

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, this programme presents Mr. Curtis's life in all its rags to riches glory. Interviews with Tony's family, friends and co-stars 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. This doc 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.

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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

2012

Ian Ayres