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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.

Release: 1990-01-19
Runtime: 57 min
Rating: 6.6 / 10
Cast
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)
Mary Davenport
Mary Davenport
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Jennifer Salt
Jennifer Salt
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Jerome Hellman
Jerome Hellman
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James Leo Herlihy
James Leo Herlihy
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Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
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Paul Jarrico
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Ring Lardner, Jr.
Ring Lardner, Jr.
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George Litto
George Litto
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Robert Redford
Robert Redford
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John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
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Jon Voight
Jon Voight
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