"Direct from the heart"

2017

2h 27m

7.6(295 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

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5 videos

Cast & Crew

55 members

Directing

Steven Spielberg

Self

Directing

Martin Scorsese

Self

Acting

Richard Dreyfuss

Self

Directing

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Acting

Tom Hanks

Self

Directing

J.J. Abrams

Self

Acting

Leonardo DiCaprio

Self

Acting

Cate Blanchett

Self

Acting

Drew Barrymore

Self

Acting

Daniel Craig

Self

Acting

Daniel Day-Lewis

Self

Directing

Brian De Palma

Self

Acting

Laura Dern

Self

Acting

Ralph Fiennes

Self

Acting

Dustin Hoffman

Self

Acting

Holly Hunter

Self

Production

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

Acting

Ben Kingsley

Self

Production

Kathleen Kennedy

Self

Directing

George Lucas

Self

Sound

John Williams

Self

Acting

Oprah Winfrey

Self

Directing

Robert Zemeckis

Self

Acting

Sally Field

Self

Production

Laurie MacDonald

Self

Writing

David Koepp

Self

Acting

Jeff Goldblum

Self

Camera

Janusz Kamiński

Self

Visual Effects

Dennis Muren

Self

Writing

Tom Stoppard

Self

Acting

Christian Bale

Self - Segment "Empire of the Sun"

Acting

Liam Neeson

Self - Segment "Schindler's List"

Acting

Tom Cruise

Self - Segment "War of the Worlds"

Acting

Harrison Ford

Self - Segment "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

Camera

Bill Butler

Self

Production

Michael Phillips

Self

No Image

Production

Sid Sheinberg

Self

Acting

James Brolin

Self

Production

David Geffen

Self

Writing

Steven Bochco

Self

Camera

Vilmos Zsigmond

Self

Writing

Tony Kushner

Self

Acting

Bob Balaban

Self

Acting

Peter Coyote

Self

Writing

Melissa Mathison

Self

Acting

A. O. Scott

Self

No Image

Production

Walter F. Parkes

Self

Editing

Michael Kahn

Self

Art

Rick Carter

Self

Acting

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self

Acting

Eric Bana

Self

Directing

Adam Somner

Self

Costume & Make-Up

Joanna Johnston

Self

Editing

Marcia Lucas

Self

Acting

Anthony Hopkins

John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)

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