Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"

Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"

The crime fiction writer who transcended the genre.

2021 en 56 minutes

Rating: 4.5

Plot

Elmore Leonard, author of more than 40 novels, is renowned in the literary community. From his westerns and early novels of crime based in Detroit and South Florida, right through his complex and virtually plotless later work, Elmore Leonard dissected an America whose founding sins have continued to haunt it all the days. Leonard’s depiction of America is as real as Twain’s Hannibal, Faulkner’s Mississippi and Steinbeck’s Monterey. The new documentary ELMORE LEONARD: “But don’t try to write” explores the prolific author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers. The documentary features exclusive images and previously unseen home movie footage, family photographs, and in-depth interviews with both literary experts and those who knew him well, including colleagues, family, and childhood friends.

Trailer

Cast

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Self - Narrator (voice)

Wendy Calhoun

Wendy Calhoun

Self

Bridgett M. Davis

Bridgett M. Davis

Self

Cheryl Dorsey

Cheryl Dorsey

Self

James Hall

James Hall

Self

Mike Lupica

Mike Lupica

Self

Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler

Self

Graham Yost

Graham Yost

Self

Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard

Self (archive footage)

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