Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

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Summary

Born in New York to poor Hungarian Jewish parents, Bernard Schwartz grew up on the films of Cary Grant and Errol Flynn as an escape. He was ultimately able to transform himself into the handsome trend-setting Hollywood movie star, Tony Curtis, who even Elvis Presley would emulate. This comprehensive profile chronicles his stormy childhood, his meteoric rise, his artistic successes and failures, his contributions to the civil rights struggle, as well as his romantic life. Filled with movie clips, anecdotes, rare home movies and interviews with friends, lovers and colleagues such as Harry Belafonte, Debbie Reynolds, Piper Laurie, Christine Kaufmann, as well as the late Curtis himself.

Seventh Art Releasing

Vancouver Premiere

Year: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Country: France
Language: English
Subject: Biography
Run time: 96 minutes
Format: N/A

Director: Ian Ayres