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Rudy Behlmer

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Rudy Behlmer

Born October 13, 1926 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died September 27, 2019 · aged 92

Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on fil…

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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' · 2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
Hollywood Without Make-UpHollywood Without Make-Up · 1963
Hollywood Without Make-Up
★ 6.01963
MovieDocumentary
A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood.
William Powell: A True GentlemanWilliam Powell: A True Gentleman · 2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
★ 7.52005
MovieDocumentary
A biography on the life of William Powell narrated by Michael York.
The Universe According to UniversalThe Universe According to Universal · 2002
The Universe According to Universal
★ 5.72002
MovieDocumentaryScience Fiction
Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other Science Fiction staples. The piece further looks at the political and social implications, parallels, and escapism in the movie. The piece spends much of its screen time on how 'It Came From Outer Space' echoed and influenced the genre, its legacy, performances, adherence to Ray Bradbury's source material, 3D photography and presentation, score and effects, and more. This is a quality piece that informs and entertains alike, one that fascinatingly examines the film, and others like it, as both entertainment and echoes of real life.

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The Universe According to UniversalThe Universe According to Universal · 2002
The Universe According to Universal
★ 5.72002
MovieDocumentaryScience Fiction
Narrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other Science Fiction staples. The piece further looks at the political and social implications, parallels, and escapism in the movie. The piece spends much of its screen time on how 'It Came From Outer Space' echoed and influenced the genre, its legacy, performances, adherence to Ray Bradbury's source material, 3D photography and presentation, score and effects, and more. This is a quality piece that informs and entertains alike, one that fascinatingly examines the film, and others like it, as both entertainment and echoes of real life.

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