Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Overview

In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

Details

Cast

Thierry Hancisse

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Duvall

Self - Actor

George Englund

Self - Filmmaker

Patricia Bosworth

Self - Biographer

Ellen Adler

Self - Painter

Sondra Lee

Self - Actress

Jay Kanter

Self - Talent Agent

Rita Moreno

Self - Actress

Bernardo Bertolucci

Self - Filmmaker

Richard Donner

Self - Filmmaker

Vittorio Storaro

Self - DOP

Marlon Brando

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Elia Kazan

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Montgomery Clift

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Kevin McCarthy

Self - Actor (archive footage)

John Howard Lawson

Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Anna Kashfi

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Tony Curtis

Self - Actor (archive footage)