Searching for Mr. Rugoff
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The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff
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Edited by Brian GerstenShot by Peter GilbertScored by Leo Sidran
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43 unique people credited
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28Annette Insdorf
as Self
Harlan Jacobson
as Self
Mary Kay Kammer
as Self
Larry Kardish
as Self
Sarah Kernochan
as Self
Wendy Keys
as Self
Steve Kutner
as Self
Warren Lieberfarb
as Self
Brian Lundquist
as Self
Stephanie Look Teller
as Self (voice)
Todd Mccarthy
as Self
Gary Meyer
as Self
Ted Pedas
as Self
Richard Pena
as Self
Evangeline Peterson
as Self
Tom Ropelewski
as Self
Edward Rugoff
as Self
Ralph Rugoff
as Self
Julian Schlossberg
as Self
Robert Shaye
as Self
Lisa Sherman
as Self
Paula Silver
as Self
Gary Springer
as Self
Bill Thompson
as Self
Hilary Wall
as Self
Lina Wertmuller
as Self
John Willis
as Self
Justin Wyatt
as Self
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