Directed by Alan Smithee

Directed by Alan Smithee

Release date : February 5, 2002
Runtime : 50m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Lesli Klainberg /
Writers :
Production companies : Winstar Productions / Orchard Films /
February 5, 2002 50m United States of America English More
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This documentary on the elusive director Alan Smithee was first shown on the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable channel. We learn where the name came from and why the Directors Guild of America (DGA) first allowed his name to be used on Richard Widmark's western Death of a Gunfighter. The film follows the numerous problems that director Tony Kaye had during the production and post-production of the film American History X and why the DGA refused to allow Alan Smithee to be credited for that film.
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  • title:Directed by Alan Smithee
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2002
  • Runtime:50m
  • Genres:
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Lesli Klainberg /
  • Writers:
  • Production companies: Winstar Productions · Orchard Films ·
  • Overview:This documentary on the elusive director Alan Smithee was first shown on the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable channel. We learn where the name came from and why the Directors Guild of America (DGA) first allowed his name to be used on Richard Widmark's western Death of a Gunfighter. The film follows the numerous problems that director Tony Kaye had during the production and post-production of the film American History X and why the DGA refused to allow Alan Smithee to be credited for that film.
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