Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (2017)

November 9th, 20170h 57min

Documentary, TV Movie
60%

Overview

With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. Behind his legendary nonchalance, Robert Mitchum is the figure of the bad boy, the kind-hearted hooligan who anyone would like to have for accomplice. What is the legacy left by these two big myths of the Hollywood cinema and in which way they fed the American dream?


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