Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008-02-12 · 17 min · Not rated
Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
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- Directors
- Greg Carson
- Production companies
- DZN, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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- Status
- Released
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Stanley KramerSelf (archive footage)
Dick Van DykeSelf
Beau BridgesSelf
Dennis HopperSelf
Garry MarshallSelf
Alec BaldwinSelf
Louis Gossett Jr.Self
Taylor HackfordSelf
Norman JewisonSelf
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