A Letter to Elia (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, A Letter to Elia is a documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. Director Martin Scorsese speaks candidly and passionately about one of his formative filmmaking influences: the late Elia Kazan. Utilizing precisely chosen clips from Kazan's signature films including "On the Waterfront," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Gentleman's Agreement," "Baby Doll," "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," "A Face in the Crowd," "America, America," and "The Last Tycoon," and interview footage of the director himself, co-directors Scorsese and Kent Jones recount the director's tumultuous journey from the Group Theatre to the Hollywood A-list to the thicket of the blacklist. But most of all, they make a powerful case for Kazan as a profoundly personal artist working in a famously impersonal industry.

Who’s in it. A Letter to Elia stars Elia Kazan as Self (archive footage), Martin Scorsese as Self - Narrator and Elias Koteas as Elia Kazan (Voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, A Letter to Elia has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Letter to Elia page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Letter to Elia tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.