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Status
Released
Release
2013
Runtime
2h 5m
Available options inUS
"Uncover the mystery but don't spoil the secrets!"
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
80 Cast Members
Michael Mcdermott
Self - Photojournalist
A. E. Hotchner
Self - Writer
Jean Miller
Self - Salinger's Friend
Gore Vidal
Self - Writer
Tom Wolfe
Self - Writer
John Guare
Self - Playwright
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self - Actor
Martin Sheen
Self - Actor
Harvey Jason
Self - Rare Bookseller
Paul Alexander
Self - Salinger's Biographer
Richard Stayton
Self - Book Editor
Robert Towne
Self - Screenwriter
A. Scott Berg
Self - Writer
Michael Clarkson
Self - Salinger's Fan
E. L. Doctorow
Self - Writer
David Shields
Self - Salinger's Biographer
Don Congdon
Self - Book Editor
Leila Hadley Luce
Self - Salinger's Friend
Ben Yagoda
Self - New Yorker Biographer
John Unrue
Self - Salinger's Biographer
