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1978 | Color | 40:36

When Henry King traveled to London in 1977 to open a retrospective dedicated to his 20th Century-Fox films at the National Film Theatre, the BBC seized the opportunity to film the ninety-year-old master in what seems to be a single-take interview. Film clips aside, King of the Movies relies almost entirely on the brilliance of King’s storytelling, which entertains, illuminates, and charms.


Country: Reino Unido
Direction: Chilvers; Philip
Production: Lindsay; Judy
Photography: Matthews; Bill
Music: Jamison; Victor
Participation year at FICM: 2023

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