Lynn Stalmaster
Production · 1927 – 2021 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Lynn Arlen Stalmaster was an American casting director. He was noted as the first casting director to be conferred an Academy Award, having received an Honorary Oscar in 2016.
Movies9
Movie7.0ActionDramaA ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
The Steel Helmet
1951 · 91 votes
MovieDocumentaryThe cast and crew of Roots (1977) recall its phenomenal success on its 25th anniversary.
Movie5.8WarActionMajor Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · 75 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryA 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Creating the right script, Choosing the right director and casting the right actors • Ascent - The production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film • Crisis - Complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II • Redemption - Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 · 5 votes
Movie6.9DocumentaryThis essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.
Casting By
2012 · 44 votes
Movie6.6DocumentaryHal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.
Hal
2019 · 15 votes
Movie7.6DocumentaryMarc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978).
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001 · 5 votes
Movie7.2DocumentaryDocumentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001 · 5 votes
- MovieDocumentary
The actors who played Tevye's daughters reflect on their experiences filming Fiddler on the Roof.