Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2019, Searching for Mr. Rugoff is a dokumentarfilm film directed by Ira Deutchman, running about 94 minutes.

What it’s about. The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.

Who’s in it. Searching for Mr. Rugoff stars Donald S. Rugoff as Self (archive footage), Elyce Bonnell as Self, Costa-Gavras as Self and Peter Broderick as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Searching for Mr. Rugoff has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Criterion Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Searching for Mr. Rugoff page.

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