Narrated by Tom Cruise, “Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures” goes through each one of his movies and talks to various participants about their memories of working with Kubrick. For those who know very little about Kubrick, the documentary is an excellent career overview. Kubrick film clips include “Fear and Desire,” “Killer’s Kiss,” “The Killing,” “Paths of Glory,” “Spartacus,” “Lolita,” “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “Barry Lyndon,” “The Shining,” “Full Metal Jacket” and “Eyes Wide Shut.” Those appearing include: Arthur C. Clarke, Keir Dullea, Shelley Duvall, James B. Harris, Richard Schickel, Michael Herr, Nicole Kidman, Anya Kubrick, Christiane Kubrick, Gert Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Paul Mazursky, Jack Nicholson, Malcolm McDowell, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Douglas Trumbull, Marie Windsor, Matthew Modine, Sydney Pollack and Peter Ustinov.

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
  • Rating: (4,987 votes)
  • Runtime:142 minutes
  • Director: Jan Harlan
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Himself (Narrator) (voice)
    Tom Cruise
    Himself
    Ken Adam
    Herself
    Margaret Adams
    Himself
    Brian Aldiss
    Himself
    Woody Allen
    Himself
    Steven Berkoff
    Himself
    Louis C. Blau
    Himself
    John Calley
    Herself
    Milena Canonero
    Herself
    Wendy Carlos
  • Genres:Documentary, Biography
  • Producers:
    Anthony Frewin
    associate producer  
    Jan Harlan
    producer  
  • Plot: Narrated by Tom Cruise, "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" goes through each one of his movies and talks to various participants about their memories of working with Kubrick. For those who know very little about Kubrick, the documentary is an excellent career overview. Kubrick film clips include "Fear and Desire," "Killer's Kiss," "The Killing," "Paths of Glory," "Spartacus," "Lolita," "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "A Clockwork Orange," "Barry Lyndon," "The Shining," "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut." Those appearing include: Arthur C. Clarke, Keir Dullea, Shelley Duvall, James B. Harris, Richard Schickel, Michael Herr, Nicole Kidman, Anya Kubrick, Christiane Kubrick, Gert Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Paul Mazursky, Jack Nicholson, Malcolm McDowell, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Douglas Trumbull, Marie Windsor, Matthew Modine, Sydney Pollack and Peter Ustinov. Written by alfiehitchie
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
  • User's comment: by James

    This was a very well made documentary focusing on the life and the films of the late and masterful, Stanley Kubrick. Everyone from Woody Allen and Nicole Kidman to family members are interviewed throughout this piece, showing how the director was seen by those most involved in his life. The documentary seemed to go chronologically through the more famous works of Kubrick, and stopped to tell tales of Kubrick's perfectionism, his conflict, personal struggles for both the actors and the director, and even unique technological achivements Kubrick made along the way. This documentary taught me quite a bit of things I never knew about Kubrick, one the greatest directors that has ever lived, and stays entertaining while being interesting and informative. If you loved movies like "Eyes Wide Shut," "Full Metal Jacket," "Dr. Strangelove," or "A Clockwork Orange," you're sure to appreciate the behind the scenes looks at not only the set and filming, but at the directors' rollercoaster of a private life as well.


  • Quotes: Shelley Duvall: [about working with Kubrick on the Shinning] Did you see Groundhog Day? Jack Nicholson: Everyone pretty much acknowledges that he's the man, and I still feel that underrates him. Christiane Kubrick: ...and he'd say, "I'm still fooling them!"
  • Also known as: Maailma Kubrickin silmin (Finland), Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film (Germany), Stanley Kubrick - ohjaajan muotokuva (Finland), Stanley Kubrick: Egy élet a film tükrében (Hungary - imdb display title), Stanley Kubrick: Uma Vida em Filmes (Portugal - imdb display title), Stanley Kubrick: Una vida a través del cine (Mexico - imdb display title), Stanley Kubrick: Una vida en imágenes (Spain), Stanley Kubrick: Une vie en images (France), Stanley Kubrick: Zycie w obrazach (Poland - imdb display title),

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