Hal

"Believe In Cinema."

Sep 7 2018 N/A 1h 30m
Biography, Documentary

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

Plot

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude (1971), Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Francis Ford Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Amy Scott

Cast

Hal Ashby, Norman Jewison, Haskell Wexler

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Oscilloscope

Languages

English

Awards

6 nominations

Trailers
HAL | Official HD Trailer (2018) | DOCUMENTARY | Film Threat Trailers
Scores
# of Votes
705
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA