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Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
94 min | Documentary

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Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)

94 min | Documentary

The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) ...See moreThe feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely. See less

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
Elyce Bonnell Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
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Bea Brydson Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
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Costa-Gavras Self Self See fewer	Z (1969)
Ira Deutchman Self Self See fewer	Interstate 60 (2002)
Jean Donnelly Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
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Jim Hudson Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
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Brian Lindquist Self Self See fewer	Stripes (1981)
Stephanie Look-Teller Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
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Richard Pena Self Self See fewer	The Poetry of Cinema: Abbas Kiarostami in Conversation with Richard Peña (2014)
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Tom Ropelewski Self Self See fewer	2E: Twice Exceptional (2015)
Edward Rugoff Self (as Ed Rugoff) Self (as Ed Rugoff) See fewer	Mannequin (1987)
Ralph Rugoff Self Self See fewer	Double Take (1997)
Julian Schlossberg Self Self See fewer	Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Robert Shaye Self (as Bob Shaye) Self (as Bob Shaye) See fewer	New Nightmare (1994)
Lisa Sherman Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
Paula Silver Self Self See fewer	Second to Die (2002)
Gary Springer Self Self See fewer	Jaws 2 (1978)
Bill Thompson Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
Hilary Wall Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
Lina Wertmüller Self Self See fewer	Seven Beauties (1975)
John Willis Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)
Justin Wyatt Self Self See fewer	Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019)