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Feature film — 2013

Salinger (2013)

6.42h 5mDocumentary

An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.

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Director: Shane Salerno

On screen

Cast & crew

M

Michael Mcdermott

Self - Photojournalist

A. E. Hotchner as Self - Writer

A. E. Hotchner

Self - Writer

J

Jean Miller

Self - Salinger's Friend

Gore Vidal as Self - Writer

Gore Vidal

Self - Writer

Tom Wolfe as Self - Writer

Tom Wolfe

Self - Writer

J

John Guare

Self - Playwright

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Self - Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Self - Actor

Martin Sheen as Self - Actor

Martin Sheen

Self - Actor

H

Harvey Jason

Self - Rare Bookseller

P

Paul Alexander

Self - Salinger's Biographer

R

Richard Stayton

Self - Book Editor

Robert Towne as Self - Screenwriter

Robert Towne

Self - Screenwriter

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