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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

2017

57 minutes

DocumentaryTV Movie

Overview

With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. Behind his legendary nonchalance, Robert Mitchum is the figure of the bad boy, the kind-hearted hooligan who anyone would like to have for accomplice. What is the legacy left by these two big myths of the Hollywood cinema and in which way they fed the American dream?

Top Cast

James Stewart headshot

James Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Robert Mitchum headshot

Robert Mitchum

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett headshot

Dick Cavett

Self

Hedy Lamarr headshot

Hedy Lamarr

Self

Leonard Maltin headshot

Leonard Maltin

Self

Victoria Tennant headshot

Victoria Tennant

Self

Petrine Day Mitchum headshot

Petrine Day Mitchum

Self

Leo Braudy headshot

Leo Braudy

Self

Joseph McCarthy headshot

Joseph McCarthy

Self (uncredited)