CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 2h 5m · PG

The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan

An In-Depth Look At the Director of The Sixth Sense. Unbreakable. Signs and The Village.

67%(17)IMDbComedyDocumentaryScience FictionTV Movie

Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver screen? Could M. Night Shyamalan be hiding a deep, dark secret that drives his macabre cinematic vision? Now viewers will be able to find out firsthand what fuels The Sixth Sense director's seemingly supernatural creativity as filmmakers interview Shyamalan as well as the cast and crew members who have worked most closely with him over the years. Discover the early events that shaped the mind of a future master of suspense in a documentary that is as fascinating as it is revealing.

Directed byNathaniel Kahn

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 5m
Language
EN
Released
June 18, 2004
Studios
Terley Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan

Self

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Self

Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra

Self

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Self

Griffin Newman

Griffin Newman

Teenage Fan

Maggie Kiley

Maggie Kiley

Cecilia Meadows

Billy Arrowood

Self - Location Scout

Glenn R. Cohen

Dude in Cheesesteak shop

Sean Andrew Fash

Self

Peggy Gormley

Peggy Gormley

Nun, Childhood Teacher

Creative team
Directed by
Nathaniel Kahn
Nathaniel Kahn
Written by
Melissa Foster
Produced by
Callum Greene

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