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'I Thought I Was Taller' A Short History of Mel Brooks

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

' I am what I am. A bit of a devil, a brush-stroke of debonair, a wine connoisseur, but mostly a little boy from a poor neighbourhood who struggled to the top ..."
From Brooklyn to Beverly Hills - the life and times of a great comic film director. Tonight on BBC2 MEL BROOKS , creator of Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers, reveals practically everything.
Filmed on location in Hollywood with Gene Wilder , Dom deLuise Sid Caesar and Mr Brooks 's lawyer
Film editor CHRIS SWAYNE Director ALAN YENTOB
An Arena special

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Mel Brooks
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Young Frankenstein
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Gene Wilder
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Dom Deluise
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Sid Caesar
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Mr Brooks
Editor:
Chris Swayne
Director:
Alan Yentob
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An Arena
Source: Radio Times

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