Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Synopsis

Jack Lemmon made over sixty films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen, and actor Gregory Peck. Actors Charles Durning, Maureen Stapleton, Betty Garrett, and Kevin Spacey, writer Neil Simon, director Delbert Mann, and other Hollywood luminaries help complete the profile. Clips from some of Lemmon's major films as well as archival footage add to this portrait of one of our most illustrious and productive stars

Main Cast

Jack Lemmon

Self

Age : 76 | Popularity : 15%

Billy Wilder

Self

Age : 95 | Popularity : 20%

Chris Lemmon

Self

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Gregory Peck

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 25%

Maureen Stapleton

Self

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Betty Garrett

Self

Age : 91 | Popularity : 8%

Walter Matthau

Self

Age : 79 | Popularity : 16%

Charles Durning

Self

Age : 89 | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Richard Fiocca Max Suria
Directing	Director	Gene Feldman Suzette Winter
Writing	Writer	Gene Feldman Suzette Winter
Production	Executive Producer	Stephen Janson
Editing	Editor	Kerry Soloway
Department	Role	Name

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