Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"
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“The crime fiction writer who transcended the genre.”
Elmore Leonard, author of more than 40 novels, is renowned in the literary community. From his westerns and early novels of crime based in Detroit and South Florida, right through his complex and virtually plotless later work, Elmore Leonard dissected an America whose founding sins have continued to haunt it all the days. Leonard’s depiction of America is as real as Twain’s Hannibal, Faulkner’s Mississippi and Steinbeck’s Monterey. The new documentary ELMORE LEONARD: “But don’t try to write” explores the prolific author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers. The documentary features exclusive images and previously unseen home movie footage, family photographs, and in-depth interviews with both literary experts and those who knew him well, including colleagues, family, and childhood friends.
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9 people
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
House of Cards
The Amazing Spider-Man
Wendy Calhoun
Self
Also in
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Bridgett M. Davis
Self
Also in
Naked Acts
Cheryl Dorsey
Self
James Hall
Self
Mike Lupica
Self
Otto Penzler
Self
Known for
A Murder at the End of the World
Graham Yost
Self
Elmore Leonard
Self (archive footage)
John Mulholland Director · Michael Karp Composer Rick Cutler Composer
United States release March 26, 2021 · Produced in United States · Production Dutch Films, LLC, American Public Television
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Transmultimedia Entertainment
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Dutch Films, LLC
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American Public Television
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 26, 2021
Premiere · American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (North American Premiere)
United States
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · California Capital Documentary Film Festival Premiere
November 19, 2021 · Premiere · Studio City Film Festival Premiere
January 9, 2022 · Premiere · Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards and Festival Premiere
July 1, 2022 · TV
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