CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 0h 57m

Miller's Tale

It's difficult getting to the top; it's more difficult staying there.

71%(4)IMDbDocumentary

Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relationship with his hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Best known for his performance as Father Karras in The Exorcist, Miller experienced a brief but brilliant period of national acclaim, then curiously abandoned Hollywood to return to his hometown. After Miller died in a local bar Scranton, at the age of 62, filmmaker and fellow Scranton native Rebecca Marshall Ferris set out with her camera to find out why did this exceptional playwright, who achieved such phenomenal early success, never write a Broadway play again? And what happened to Miller in Hollywood that would make him run away from a promising acting career?

Directed byRebecca Marshall

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
EN
Released
March 5, 2011

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Self

William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Self

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Self

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Self

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Rebecca Marshall
Rebecca Marshall
Written by
Rebecca Marshall
Rebecca Marshall
Produced by
Rebecca Marshall
Rebecca Marshall
Stephen Scalese

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