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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter’s Journey (1990) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1990 · 57 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Eugene Corr, Robert Hillmann
- Starring
- Robert Redford, Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, John Schlesinger, Jennifer Salt, Peter Coyote
The film chronicles the career of American screenwriter Waldo Salt, a two‑time Academy Award winner who was blacklisted in the 1950s. Through interviews with collaborators and friends—including Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, and John Schlesinger—and archival clips, chiefly from Midnight Cowboy, it traces his contributions and lasting influence on cinema.
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