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A Fuller Life 15 rating

James Franco leads the eulogies in this profile of the larger-than-life filmmaker Samuel Fuller, who also had eventful stints as a journalist and serviceman.

Documentary 2013 80 mins

Director: Samantha Fuller

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Overview

Samuel Fuller was one of classic Hollywood’s great characters. An enterprising filmmaker who crafted memorable, modestly budgeted films in a range of genres, including Shock Corridor and Pickup on South Street, he was also a great raconteur who like nothing more than regaling audiences with stories of his eventful life, which encompassed a stint as a crime journalist and service on the front-line of World War Two.

So it’s fitting that his daughter Samantha’s profile is largely structured as an oral history of the great director’s life. A range of celebrity admirers including James Franco, Joe Dante, William Friedkin, Monte Hellman, Tim Roth and Jennifer Beals read from Fuller’s copious and colourful diaries, detailing the man’s many adventures and filmmaking exploits. They’re interspersed with clips from his marvellous features, and the overall result is a rich and rewarding account of a life lived to the full.

Director
Samantha Fuller
Featuring
James FrancoJennifer BealsBill DukeMark HamillJoe Dante
Genres
Documentary
Certificate
15infrequent references to rape and sexual assault
Released
2013
Country
USA
Language
English