James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Jan 1, 1984

0h 37m

★ 0.0

Overview

Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpts, mainly from his pre-hollywood period.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Granada Productions

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate Trailers

Cast

Self

James Mason

Self - Interviewer

Shelley Rohde

Barbara (archive footage)

Margaret Lockwood

Kathleen Sullivan (archive footage)

Kathleen Ryan

Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anne Bancroft

Self - on the set 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)

Alan Bridges

Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edward Fox

Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)

Judy Garland

Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)

John Gielgud

Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Hardy

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)

Christiane Kubrick

Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stanley Kubrick

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