Casting By

Nov 1 2013 TV-14 1h 29m
Biography, Documentary

This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.

Plot

This documentary focuses on the role of the casting director in movie making and particularly on Marion Dougherty. She began work in the late 1940s sending up and coming young actors to be cast in the then new medium of television. It wasn't until the 1970s that the contribution on casting directors was recognized in film credits and even today there is no Oscar awarded for that role in filmmaking.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Tom Donahue

Cast

Deborah Aquila, Risa Bramon Garcia, Ellen Chenoweth

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

First Run Features, Our8's, CreativeChaos vmg, Genmaicha, Tashtego Films, HBO Documentary Films

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination total

Trailers
Casting By Official Trailer 1 (2013) - Documentary HD
Scores
# of Votes
1,655
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA