Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
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Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Edited by Ann CollinsShot by Tom HurwitzScored by Nathan Halpern
Also known as
- Joan Didion: Die Mitte wird nicht haltende
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31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Susanna Moore
as Self - Writer
Jim Didion
as Self - Joan's brother
Calvin Trillin
as Self - Writer
Hilton Als
as Self - Writer and Critic
David Hare
as Director
Joan Didion
as Self
Tom Brokaw
as Self
Phyllis Rifield
as Self - Colleague at Vogue
Griffin Dunne
as Interviewer
Anna Wintour
as Self - Editor-in-Chief, Vogue
Amy Robinson
as Self
Shelley Wanger
as Self
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9Directors
1Producers
4Other crew
7Parents Guide
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