
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Documentary
Overview
A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.
Top Cast


Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Self (archive footage)
Max Steiner
Self (archive footage)
Lionel Friedberg
Lionel Friedberg
Narrator
Lionel Friedberg
Narrator


Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self


Ray Faiola
Ray Faiola
Max Steiner (voice)
Ray Faiola
Max Steiner (voice)
Jon Burlingame
Jon Burlingame
Self
Jon Burlingame
Self
Robert Townson
Robert Townson
Self
Robert Townson
Self
Joe Rinaudo
Joe Rinaudo
Self
Joe Rinaudo
Self
Scott Lasky
Scott Lasky
Self
Scott Lasky
Self
Stan Taffel
Stan Taffel
Self
Stan Taffel
Self
Ken Rosen
Ken Rosen
Self
Ken Rosen
Self
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