Salinger

2013Rated6.42h 5mDocumentary

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.

Starring: Michael Mcdermott, A. E. Hotchner, Jean Miller

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Cast

  • Michael McdermottSelf - Photojournalist
  • A. E. HotchnerSelf - Writer
  • Jean MillerSelf - Salinger's Friend
  • Gore VidalSelf - Writer
  • Tom WolfeSelf - Writer
  • John GuareSelf - Playwright
  • Philip Seymour HoffmanSelf - Actor
  • Martin SheenSelf - Actor
  • Harvey JasonSelf - Rare Bookseller
  • Paul AlexanderSelf - Salinger's Biographer

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