He was just another movie director...until he found himself a gimmick.
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Directed byJeffrey Schwarz
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- November 8, 2007
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Cast & crew
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self
John Badham
Self
Diane Baker
Self
Sidney D. Balkin
Self
Steve Bickel
Self
John Waters
Self
Stuart Gordon
Self
William Castle
Self (archive)
Terry Castle
Self
Budd Boetticher
Self
- Directed by
- Jeffrey Schwarz
- Produced by
- Jeffrey Schwarz
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