Who Is Bill Rebane?

May 24, 2021

1h 55m

★ 5.7

Overview

A feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane, featuring historians, critics, and filmmakers, plus cast and crew members who worked with Rebane himself.

Genres

Documentary

Horror

Production Companies

Arrow Films

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Cast

Self

Bill Rebane

Self

Sarah Auerswald

Self

Steve Bissette

Self

Mark Borchardt

Self

Peter Clemence

Self

Mark Cousins

Self

Dave Doyle

Self

Jim Healy

Self

Jim Iaquinta

Self

Brian Jennings

Self

Randy Jurgensen

Self

Jim Knipfel

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