The Story of Film: An Odyssey 13 years old

The story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. Covering six continents and 12 decades, showing how film-makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other.

Credits

Gus Van Sant as Himself

Buck Henry as Himself

Paul Schrader as Himself

Sam Neill as Himself

Lars von Trier as Himself

Mark Cousins as Narrator

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Cast

Name	Character
Gus Van Sant He was 59, now 72 years old	as Himself
Buck Henry He was 80, 89 years old when he died	as Himself
Paul Schrader He was 65, now 78 years old	as Himself
Sam Neill He was 63, now 77 years old	as Himself
Lars von Trier He was 55, now 68 years old	as Himself
Mark Cousins He was 46, now 59 years old	as Narrator
Baz Luhrmann He was 48, now 62 years old	as Himself
Tsui Hark He was 61, now 74 years old	as Himself
Claudia Cardinale She was 73, now 86 years old	as Herself
Claire Denis She was 65, now 78 years old	as Herself
Tsai Ming-liang He was 53, now 67 years old	as Himself
John Sayles He was 60, now 74 years old	as Himself
Bernardo Bertolucci He was 70, 77 years old when he died	as Himself
Kyôko Kagawa She was 79, now 92 years old	as Herself
Norman Lloyd He was 96, 55 years old when he died	as Himself
Roy Andersson He was 68, now 81 years old	as Himself
Yuen Woo-ping He was 66, now 79 years old	as Himself
Ken Loach He was 75, now 88 years old	as Himself
Sharmila Tagore She was 66, now 79 years old	as Herself
Abbas Kiarostami He was 71, 76 years old when he died	as Himself
Edward Neumeier He was 54, now 67 years old	as Himself
Robert Towne He was 76, now 90 years old	as Himself
Bill Forsyth He was 65, now 78 years old	as Himself
Wim Wenders He was 66, now 79 years old	as Himself
Tian Zhuangzhuang He was 59, now 72 years old	as Himself
Stanley Kwan He was 53, now 67 years old	as Himself
Youssef Chahine He was 85, 82 years old when he died	as Himself
Shinya Tsukamoto He was 51, now 64 years old	as Himself
Stanley Donen He was 87, 94 years old when he died	as Himself
Aleksandr Sokurov He was 60, now 73 years old	as Himself
Matthew Barney He was 44, now 57 years old	as Himself
Mohsen Makhmalbaf He was 54, now 67 years old	as Himself
Mercedes McCambridge She was 93, 85 years old when she died	as Herself
Charles Burnett He was 67, now 80 years old	as Himself
Stig Björkman He was 72, now 86 years old	as Himself
Maggie Renzi She was 60, now 73 years old	as Herself
Donald Richie He was 87, 88 years old when he died	as Himself
Mani Kaul He was 66, 66 years old when he died	as Himself
Haskell Wexler He was 89, 93 years old when he died	as Himself
Cari Beauchamp She was 60, now 73 years old	as Herself - Interviewee
Samira Makhmalbaf She was 31, now 44 years old	as Herself
Terence Davies He was 65, now 79 years old	as Himself
Jane Campion She was 57, now 70 years old	as Herself
Jean-Michel Frodon He was 57, now 71 years old	as Himself - Interviewee
Agnes de Mille She was 105, 88 years old when she died	as Herself
Kazuo Hara He was 66, now 79 years old	as Himself
Soumendu Roy He was 78, now 91 years old	as Himself
Javed Akhtar He was 66, now 79 years old	as Himself
Xie Jin He was 87, 84 years old when he died	as Himself
Gaston Kaboré He was 60, now 73 years old	as Himself
Big B He was 68, now 82 years old	as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Crew

Name	Department
Anita Oxburgh as Producer. She was 67 (now 81) years old	Production
Mark Cousins as Cinematography. He was 46 (now 59) years old	Crew
Mark Cousins as Director. He was 46 (now 59) years old	Directing
Mark Cousins as Writer. He was 46 (now 59) years old	Writing
Helen Du Toit as Producer.	Production
Tabitha Jackson as Executive Producer.	Production
Amy Fritz as Production Manager.	Production
Raphaelle Orgeret as Production Manager.	Production
James A. Smith as Archival Footage Research.	Editing

The Story of Film: An Odyssey (13 years)

Release day: Saturday, September 03, 2011
Runtime: 900 minutes