Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight (2023)

08/14/2023 (AT) • 54m

Documentary

Overview

Robert De Niro is famous for his award-winning portrayals of gangsters, criminals and socially disturbed men who show surprising traces of vulnerability. By analyzing his astonishing roles in iconic films through the years, the documentary reveal the complex actor behind these extreme characters. Because the public knows little about the man who is largely silent about his own life and emotions, this film tries to unwraps one of the most fascinating and enigmatic American actors of all time for the audience. For this the filmakers use clips from his feature films, archive footage of his sparse interviews and probe into his background to illustrate De Niro’s methods for becoming the characters he plays and the reasons he’s able to do so. All of this culminates in a rare exposé of the genesis of the hidden pain that enables the masterful actor to bring such intensity to the big screen.

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro

Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Quentin Tarantino

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Al Pacino

Self (archive footage)

Martin Sheen

Self (archive footage)

James Caan

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

George Wallace

Self (archive footage)

Arthur Bremer

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

biography

hollywood star

usa cinema

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