Joseph McBride

Born: 1947-08-09


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Cannonball

as Reporter at Finish Line
Released: 1976-07-06

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an...

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The Other Side of the Wind

as Charles Pister
Released: 2018-11-02

Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years...

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Primary

as Self - Kennedy Volunteer
Released: 1960-11-08

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert...

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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as Self
Released: 2018-08-31

As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at...

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The Wild Party

as Extra in Orgy Scene (uncredited)
Released: 1975-03-01

An aging silent movie comic star throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career.

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Welles' Biographer
Released: 2014-12-12

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible...

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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2019-10-13

A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

as Self - Biographer
Released: 2019-02-03

Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the...

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Hollywood Boulevard

as Drive-In Rapist
Released: 1976-04-25

A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent...

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Orson Welles: Shadows & Light

as Himself
Released: 2015-05-09

Giant of cinema, the embodiment of creation, Orson Welles is the man who reinvents the film...

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Frank Capra: Mr. America

as Self
Released: 2023-09-01

Tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant, rose through the ranks of...

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Reflections on Titanic

as Self
Released: 2012-09-10

An enthralling and fast-paced four-part documentary feature that covers the making of one of the...

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self
Released: 2009-07-02

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...

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The Orson Welles Show

as Member of Studio Audience
Released: 1979-02-01

Unsold pilot for a talk show hosted by Orson Welles.

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This Is Orson Welles

as Self
Released: 2015-05-21

Misunderstood genius, superstar, Hollywood’s fallen angel... Orson Welles left his indelible...

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Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

as Himself
Released: 2016-12-29

Biography on the famous writer-director, Billy Wilder.

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Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star

as Self
Released: 2017-05-13

Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated...

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Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

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Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles

as Self
Released: 2014-11-05

Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the 1952 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play....

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Monument Valley: John Ford Country

as Self
Released: 2006-06-06

Documentary about John Ford's relation to Monument Valley.

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Hollywood So French!

as uncredited
Released: 2023-02-22

When we talk about France and French people in Hollywood, it’s always the same thing: Love,...

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