James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984•PG•37m•Released
Documentary
Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpts, mainly from his pre-hollywood period.
Director
Mike Healey
Languages
English
Studio
Granada Productions
Cast
James Mason
Self
Shelley Rohde
Self - Interviewer
Margaret Lockwood
Barbara (archive footage)
Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Sullivan (archive footage)
Anne Bancroft
Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Bridges
Self - on the set 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
Edward Fox
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Garland
Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Gielgud
Self - on the set of 'The Shooting Party' (uncredited)
Robert Hardy
Lord Bob Lilburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christiane Kubrick
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
Herbert Lom
Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sue Lyon
Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pamela Mason
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Granada Productions
Producer
Rod Caird
Producer
Trish Kinane
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