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Status
Released
Release
1988
Runtime
2h 54m
After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For the first time ever, filmmakers have been allowed to film their work.
34 Cast Members
Ellen Burstyn
Self
Lee Grant
Self
Elia Kazan
Self
Harvey Keitel
Self
Sally Kirkland
Self
Paul Newman
Self
Arthur Penn
Self
Sydney Pollack
Self
Maureen Stapleton
Self
Rod Steiger
Self
Eli Wallach
Self
Gene Wilder
Self
Shelley Winters
Self
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Burns
Self
Cheryl Crawford
Self
Kelly Curtis
Self
James Dean
Self (archive footage)
Robert De Niro
Self
Barbara Eda-Young
Self