Documentary about filmmaker, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen, made as part of the long-running American Masters biography series and originally broadcast in two parts. Allen's life is chronicled from his Brooklyn childhood and early career in television and stand-up comedy through to his prolific filmmaking career. The film follows Allen over the course of a year and a half and features contributions from family, friends and stars who have worked with him including Diane Keaton, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn, Mariel Hemingway and John Cusack.
Biographee: Woody Allen
Director: Robert B. Weide
Producer: Robert B. Weide
Writer: Robert B. Weide
Cinematographer: Neve Cunningham
Cinematographer: Anthony Savini
Cinematographer: Nancy Schreiber
Cinematographer: Bill Sheehy
Cinematographer: Buddy Squires
Subject: Woody Allen
Subject: Penélope Cruz
Subject: Sean Penn
Subject: Martin Scorsese
Subject: Larry David
Subject: Scarlett Johansson
Subject: Diane Keaton
Subject: Owen Wilson
Subject: Dianne Wiest
Subject: Mariel Hemingway
Subject: John Cusack