The Last Mogul
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Barry Avrich
David Carr
Wendy Goldberg
Helen Gurley Brown
Frank Price
Robert Evans
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
There are those that say Hollywood was born the day Lew Wasserman came to town. For six decades, there was only one man who had the consummate power to run the industry and his reign forever defined Hollywood as we know it. During his 59-year career, he worked with everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg, James Stewart and Kevin Costner. His legendary deal making was respected, his temper reviled and his ability to predict the future of his industry uncanny. His talent, vision and power not only made him a billionaire, but changed the manner in which studios operated, films were produced and talent represented. Using politics and fear to keep the entire industry on a leash, the former Chairman and CEO of MCA and the Universal, Wasserman was the undisputed king of Hollywood. This rags to riches story began in the mob-controlled speakeasies of 1920's Cleveland and ends in the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles. Wasserman, an impoverished band-booker would become the greatest power-broker that Hollywood would ever know. From reputed mob connections to union chiefs, and political heavyweights the likes of Jack Valenti to President Ronald Reagan, Lew Wasserman controlled everybody.
Director
Barry Avrich
Cast
David Carr
Wendy Goldberg
Helen Gurley Brown
Frank Price
Robert Evans
Suzanne Pleshette
Norman Brokaw
Larry King
Neil Shee
John Grabowski
Richard D. Zanuck
James Earl Carter
William Link
Al Setnick
Al Dorskind
Jack Valenti
Peter Bart
Dominick Dunne
Leonard Goldberg
David Brown
George Christy
Garth H Drabinsky
Michael Ovitz
Kathleen Sharp
Jay Kanter
Violet Spevak
Kay Coleman
Charles Champlin
Alan Ladd Jr.
Janet De Cordova
Crew
Barry Avrich
Barry Avrich
Peter Bart
Rick Bennet
Fred Brennan
Nat Brescia
Nat Brescia
Norman Brokaw
David Brown
David Brown
David Carr
James Earl Carter
Ron Carter
Charles Champlin
George Christy
Kay Coleman
Janet De Cordova
Al Dorskind
Garth H Drabinsky
Dominick Dunne
Robert Evans
Robert Evans
Jim Feeney
Leonard Goldberg
Wendy Goldberg
John Grabowski
Barbara Gregson
Helen Gurley Brown
Charles Haggert
Charles Haggert
Brent Haliskie
Tori Hockin
Jay Kanter
Larry King
Frank Kitching
Elliot Klayman
Geoff Lackner
Alan Ladd Jr.
Brian Linehan
William Link
Jim Mcgrath
Natalie Mitrovich
Michael Ovitz
Suzanne Pleshette
Frank Price
Jim Riccardi
Jeff Sackman
Al Setnick
Kathleen Sharp
Kathleen Sharp
Alex Shuper
Doug Snowden
Violet Spevak
Jim Tufaro
Jack Valenti
Mark Vandervoet
Richard D. Zanuck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 28-February 6, 2005.)
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Special Presentations) January 6-17, 2005.)
Released in United States March 2005 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 11-19, 2005.)
Released in United States Summer June 24, 2005
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States March 2005
Released in United States November 4, 2005
Released in United States on Video August 8, 2006
Released in United States Summer June 24, 2005
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Special Presentations) January 6-17, 2005.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 28-February 6, 2005.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 11-19, 2005.
Released in United States on Video August 8, 2006
Released in United States November 4, 2005 (New York City)
