The Face of Genius

Mar 21, 1966

0h 51m

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Overview

The Face of a Genius is a 1966 American documentary film about Eugene O’Neill, produced by Alfred R. Kelman for WBZ-TV Boston. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the first time that a film originally produced for television was recognized by the Academy as a nominee for Best Documentary Feature.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

WBZ Boston

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Eugene O'Neill

Narrator (voice)

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Brooks Atkinson

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller

Self (archive footage)

José Quintero

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