Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Feb 17, 2018

1h 9m

★ 6.4

Overview

At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan Yentob visits Mel at home in Hollywood, at work and at play.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

HBO

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped Trailers

Cast

Self

Mel Brooks

Self

Carl Reiner

Self

Sherry Lansing

Self - Presenter

Alan Yentob

Self (archive footage)

Anne Bancroft

Self (archive footage)

Peter Boyle

Self (archive footage)

Sid Caesar

Self (archive footage)

Imogene Coca

Self (archive footage)

Russell Crowe

Self (archive footage)

Marty Feldman

Self (archive footage)

Teri Garr

Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant

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