Plot
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
Cast
Michael Mcdermott
Self - Photojournalist
A. E. Hotchner
Self - Writer
Jean Miller
Self - Salinger's Friend
Gore Vidal
Self - Writer
Tom Wolfe
Self - Writer
John Guare
Self - Playwright
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self - Actor
Martin Sheen
Self - Actor
Harvey Jason
Self - Rare Bookseller
Paul Alexander
Self - Salinger's Biographer
Richard Stayton
Self - Book Editor
Robert Towne
Self - Screenwriter
Crew
Shane Salerno
Writer
Shane Salerno
Director
Deborah Randall
Producer
Lorne Balfe
Original Music Composer
Shane Salerno
Producer
Buddy Squires
Director of Photography
Craig Fanning
Producer
Buddy Squires
Producer
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