A Decade Under the Influence

Name: A Decade Under the Influence
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-01-19
Duration: 2 h 18 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Robert Altman, John G. Avildsen, Warren Beatty, Linda Blair, Peter Bogdanovich

IMDb ID: tt0342275 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.6 (2,866 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: A Decade Under the Influence
Canada: A Decade Under the Influence (English)
United Kingdom: A Decade Under the Influence
Ireland: A Decade Under the Influence (English)
India: A Decade Under the Influence (English)
New Zealand: A Decade Under the Influence (English)
United States: A Decade Under the Influence
South Africa: A Decade Under the Influence (English)
Brazil: A Década que Mudou o Cinema
Poland: Burzliwe lata siedemdziesiąte
Spain: Una década bajo la influencia
France: Une décennie sous influence
Russia: Десять лет под влиянием
Japan: アメリカン・ニューシネマ　反逆と再生のハリウッド史 (Japanese)
Una década bajo la influenciaContent RatingRRelease Date2003-01-19Runtime138 minutesMetascore67IMDb Popularity0User Reviews23Critic Reviews41Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsamerican
filmmaker
1970s
director
cinemaProduction CompaniesConstant Communication
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Directors

Ted Demme
Richard LaGravenese

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Altman | Character: Self
Actor: John G. Avildsen | Character: Self
Actor: Warren Beatty | Character: Self
Actor: Linda Blair | Character: Self
Actor: Peter Bogdanovich | Character: Self
Actor: Peter Boyle | Character: Self
Actor: Marshall Brickman | Character: Self
Actor: Ellen Burstyn | Character: Self
Actor: John Calley | Character: Self
Actor: Jimmy Carter | Character: Self
Actor: John Cassavetes | Character: Self
Actor: Julie Christie | Character: Self
Actor: Francis Ford Coppola | Character: Self
Actor: Roger Corman | Character: Self
Actor: Bruce Dern | Character: Self
Actor: Clint Eastwood | Character: Self
Actor: Louise Fletcher | Character: Self
Actor: Jane Fonda | Character: Self
Actor: Peter Fonda | Character: Self
Actor: Miloš Forman | Character: Self
Actor: William Friedkin | Character: Self
Actor: Pam Grier | Character: Self
Actor: Goldie Hawn | Character: Self
Actor: Monte Hellman | Character: Self
Actor: Jimi Hendrix | Character: Self
Actor: Dennis Hopper | Character: Self
Actor: Mick Jagger | Character: Self
Actor: Robert F. Kennedy | Character: Self
Actor: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Character: Self
Actor: Martin Luther King Jr. | Character: Self
Actor: Piper Laurie | Character: Self
Actor: Sidney Lumet | Character: Self
Actor: Paul Mazursky | Character: Self
Actor: Marshall McLuhan | Character: Self
Actor: Mike Medavoy | Character: Self
Actor: Richard Nixon | Character: Self
Actor: Polly Platt | Character: Self
Actor: Sydney Pollack | Character: Self
Actor: Ronald Reagan | Character: Self
Actor: Robert Redford | Character: Self
Actor: Dick Rodstein | Character: Offscreen Voice
Actor: Jerry Schatzberg | Character: Self
Actor: Roy Scheider | Character: Self
Actor: Paul Schrader | Character: Self
Actor: Martin Scorsese | Character: Self
Actor: Sissy Spacek | Character: Self
Actor: Robert Towne | Character: Self
Actor: Jon Voight | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Ted Demme | Role: Director
Name: Richard LaGravenese | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Alison Palmer Bourke | Role: Producer
Name: Vivian Connolly | Role: Producer
Name: Ted Demme | Role: Producer
Name: Caroline Kaplan | Role: Producer
Name: Jerry Kupfer | Role: Producer
Name: Richard LaGravenese | Role: Producer
Name: Tania McKeown | Role: Producer
Name: John Miller-Monzon | Role: Producer
Name: Gini Reticker | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Sehring | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John Kimbrough | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tony C. Jannelli | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Clyde W. Smith | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Meg Reticker | Role: Editor

[Makeup Department]
Name: Joannel Clemente | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Pam Geiger | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Arthur Johns | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kohl Katz | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gul Vrabl | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jerry Kupfer | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Louis Block | Role: Sound Department
Name: K.C. Clayton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pete De Boer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chuck Fitzpatrick | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Kris | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Miller | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Phenix | Role: Sound Department
Name: J.T. Takagi | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Owen Bush | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Benjamin Murray | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Thompson | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Robert M. Andres | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: K.C. Bailey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon Fontana | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jerry Harper | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kirsten Johnson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Kiffmeyer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ellen Kuras | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Lally | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Don Lenzer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jack Messitt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Moir | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John C. Nadeau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Barbara Nitke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick B. O'Brien | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Edward Read | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Reuter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Rossi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nico Ruderman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lorey Sebastian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Phillip Sorenson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Holly Stein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Thomas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Walter Thomson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Tomlins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Whitcomb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Tennaly Fortier | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rachel Goodlett Katz | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Benjamin Murray | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kimberly Tomes | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Remy Weber | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lars Woodruffe | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Xandra Maria Castleton | Role: Location Management
Name: Michael Sagol | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Zach Danziger | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Fonfara | Role: Music Department
Name: John Kimbrough | Role: Music Department
Name: Tim LeFebvre | Role: Music Department
Name: Frank London | Role: Music Department
Name: Danny Weis | Role: Music Department
Name: Dan Zank | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Renuka Ballal | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephanie Bencin | Role: Production Department
Name: Vincent Boling | Role: Production Department
Name: Jeremy Broadhead | Role: Production Department
Name: Roopa De Choudhury | Role: Production Department
Name: Ismael Diaz | Role: Production Department
Name: Tamar Kuznick | Role: Production Department
Name: Chris Morisoli | Role: Production Department
Name: Brandon A. Phillips | Role: Production Department
Name: Richard Pierce | Role: Production Department
Name: David T. Raye | Role: Production Department
Name: Amy Reticker | Role: Production Department
Name: Nico Ruderman | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephanie Sanditz | Role: Production Department
Name: Christopher Savage | Role: Production Department
Name: Christopher Sullivan | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrew Thompson | Role: Production Department
Name: John Whitcombe | Role: Production Department
Name: Kirk Worley | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Yecies | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Eric Alvarado | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessica Berman Bogdan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Berman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catalina Blanco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jake Hart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Harvey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Abigail Kende | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Lemon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pearl Lieberman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Miller-Monzon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shannon Murphy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Iliana Nikolic | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Perrone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vanessa Scott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Shaw | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lance Stockton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Tillinger Koskoff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sherri Wasserman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Brown | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Ann LaGravenese | Role: Thanks
Name: Denis Leary | Role: Thanks
Name: Albert Maysles | Role: Thanks
Name: David Doc O'Connor | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Ruggiero | Role: Thanks
Name: Amanda Scheer-Demme | Role: Thanks
Name: Stacey Sher | Role: Thanks
Name: Talia Shire | Role: Thanks
Name: Shelly Sroloff | Role: Thanks
Name: Haskell Wexler | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342275/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 19, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: April 25, 2003 (New York City, New York)
United States: April 25, 2003 (RiverRun International Film Festival)
United States: April 30, 2003 (USA Film Festival)
Norway: October 16, 2003 (Bergen International Film Festival)
Japan: November 26, 2004 (DVD premiere)

Awards

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