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Summary:
Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.
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Details
| Runtime: | 94 min |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Production: | Deutchman Company |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Country: | US |
| Language: | English |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ira Deutchman | Director |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bea Brydson | Self |
| Costa-Gavras | Self |
| Elyce Bonnell | Self |
| Ira Deutchman | Self |
| Jean Donnelly | Self |
| Jerome Gary | Self |
| John Goldstone | Self |
| Nat Chediak | Self |
| Peter Broderick | Self |
| Robert Downey Sr. | Self |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Annette Insdorf | Self |
| Harlan Jacobson | Self |
| Jim Hudson | Self |
| Larry Kardish | Self |
| Mary Kay Kammer | Self |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Beth Krieger | Executive Producer |
| Brian Gersten | Associate Producer |
| Ira Deutchman | Producer |
| Peter Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Susan Lacy | Executive Producer |
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