Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey


60m 1990

Brief Synopsis

A documentary tracing the career and life of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Waldo Salt, who overcame the stigma of the 1950s blacklist to write "Midnight Cowboy," "Serpico," and "Coming Home."

Film Details

Also Known As
American Masters (05/01/92)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1990

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

A documentary tracing the career and life of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Waldo Salt, who overcame the stigma of the 1950s blacklist to write "Midnight Cowboy," "Serpico," and "Coming Home."

Film Details

Also Known As
American Masters (05/01/92)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1990

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Award Nominations

Best Documentary Feature

1990

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States January 1990

Released in United States May 1, 1992

Released in United States Spring March 9, 1991

Shown at United States Film Festival Park City, Utah January 21, 24 & 26, 1990.

Airing as part of the PBS series, "American Masters."

Reviewed: LAT3/8/91.

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (U.S. Indie Showcase - Documentaries) April 19 - May 3, 1990.)

Released in United States January 1990 (Shown at United States Film Festival Park City, Utah January 21, 24 & 26, 1990.)

Released in United States Spring March 9, 1991

Released in United States May 1, 1992