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Cast
Roddy McDowall
as Narrator (voice)
Marc Wanamaker
as Self
Christopher Sanders
as Cast
Joy Noe
as Mary Pickford
Allan Viner
as Cast
L. Michael Wells
as Cast
Richard Barthelmess
as The Yellow Man (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Billy Compton
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Dempsey
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1998
Runtime0h 55m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorHugh Munro Neely
WritersJohn J. Flynn, Hugh Munro Neely
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists
About Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
Directed by Hugh Munro Neely, Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists leans on a strong ensemble — Roddy McDowall, Marc Wanamaker, Christopher Sanders — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1998.
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