Corman's World

Dec 16, 2011

1h 31m

★ 7.1

Some men dream of conquering the world. Roger Corman created his own.

Overview

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Gallant Films

A&E IndieFilms

Far Hills Pictures

Stick 'N' Stone Productions

Corman's World Trailers

Cast

Self - Filmmaker

Roger Corman

Self - Makeup Designer

Gary J. Tunnicliffe

Self - Screenwriter

Frances Doel

Self - Corman's Wife - Producer

Julie Corman

Self - Actor

David Carradine

Self - Filmmaker

John Sayles

Self - Actor

Eric Balfour

Self - Actor

Robert De Niro

Self - Filmmaker

Paul W. S. Anderson

Self - Filmmaker

Martin Scorsese

Self - Corman's Brother

Gene Corman

Self - Actor

Jonathan Haze

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