James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpts, mainly from his pre-hollywood period.

1984

Documentary

0h 37min

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Top Billed Cast

James Mason
Self
Shelley Rohde
Self - Interviewer
Margaret Lockwood
Barbara (archive footage)
Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Sullivan (archive footage)
Anne Bancroft
Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edward Fox
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Garland
Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Gielgud
Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
Robert Hardy
Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christiane Kubrick
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Herbert Lom
Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sue Lyon
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pamela Mason
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Ann Todd
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

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