This documentary captures the life story of legendary Hollywood producer and studio chief Robert Evans. The first actor to ever to run a film studio, Robert Evans' film career started in 1956, poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel. His good looks, charm and overwhelming confidence captured the eye of screen legend Norma Shearer, who offered him a film role.
After a glamorous--but short-lived--career as a movie star, Evans tried out producing. At the age of 34, with no producing credits to his name, he landed a job as chief of production at Paramount Pictures. Evans ran the studio from 1966-1974. During his tenure, he was responsible for such revolutionary films as The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Odd Couple, Harold and Maude and Chinatown.
By the early '80s, the Golden Boy of Hollywood was losing his luster. After a failed marriage to Ali MacGraw, a cocaine bust and rumored involvement with the Cotton Club murder, he disappeared into near-obscurity. Only through tremendous will and uncanny luck did he once again rise as the kid who stays in the picture.
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
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Sin Titulo
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Rigoletto - Bella figlia dell'amore
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Giuseppe Verdi:
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Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Performer Giuseppe Sinopoli: Conducted |
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Di-Gue-Ding-Ding
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Rosemary's Baby
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Lullaby
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Sunday Sun
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Battle Hymn of the Republic
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There's a Coach Comin' In
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L'Amour est Bleu
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Skating in Central Park
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Theme from Love Story
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Snow Frolic
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Wild World
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Crocodile Rock
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Dirty Work
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Love Theme from Chinatown
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The Captive
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Do It Again
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Machine Gun
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Tosca - Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore (aria)
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Being Yourself
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Dinah's Place Theme
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Wanderlove
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Il Trovatore - Stride la vampa!
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What'll I Do?
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What'll I Do
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Old Hollywood
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Pack Your Bags
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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The Detective
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Ali Comes to Woodland
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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The Sun Also Rises
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Polanski / Rosemary's Baby
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Sinatra
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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The Luckiest Man
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Jews Not Italians
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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The Picture Stinks
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Woodland
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Kooky Killer
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Bob's New Deal
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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The Presentation
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Cocaine / Murder
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Once I Was King
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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I Made My Dash
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Di-Gue-Ding-Dong (Michel Legrand Orchestra)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Wild World (Cat Stevens)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Sin Titulo (Chico O'Farrill)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Crocodile Rock (Elton John)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Polanski/Rosemary's Baby
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Love is Blue (Paul Mauriat)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Theme from Love Story (Francis Lai)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Cocaine/Murder
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Machine Gun (The Commodores)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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What'll I Do (Bill Atherton)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Love Theme from The Godfather (Slash)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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The Wings - Brokeback Mountain (Gustavo Santaolalla)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Theme - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Jon Brion)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Roadblock I - The Constant Gardener (Alberto Iglesias)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Briony - Atonement (Dario Marianelli)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Wong Chia Chi's Theme - Lust, Caution (Alexandre Desplat)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Eastern Promises - Eastern Promises (Howard Shore)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Ted and Marion - The Door in the Floor (Marcelo Zarvos)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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The Kiss - Milk (Danny Elfman)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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La Marche des Bébés - Babies (Bruno Coulais)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Delysia LaFosse - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Paul Englishby)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Autumn in Connecticut - Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Emily's Theme - Brick (Nathan Johnson)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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George Smiley - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Alberto Iglesias)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Yes! - Jane Eyre (Dario Marianelli)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Exploration - Coraline (Bruno Coulais)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Ride Into the Storm - Sin Nombre (Marcelo Zarvos)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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The Sun Also Rises - The Kid Stays in the Picture (Jeff Danna)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Container Park - Hanna (The Chemical Brothers)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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What'll I Do
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Polanski / Rosemary's Baby
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Bob's New Deal
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Sin Titulo (Chico O'Farrill)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Polanski/Rosemary's Baby
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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What'll I Do (Bill Atherton)
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Jeff Danna:
Performer
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Wong Chia Chi's Theme - Lust, Caution (Alexandre Desplat)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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Emily's Theme - Brick (Nathan Johnson)
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Elmer Bernstein:
Performer
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