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Frankenheimer
In the summer of 1970, John Frankenheimer went to Spain to spend six million dollars filming Joseph Kessel's epic novel The Horsemen. He did this in the face of a general slump in the film industry, with falling box office, studios closing and mass unemployment. Review went to Spain to see Frankenheimer at work, and to find out what makes a man spend $20,000 to film a scene that will last only one minute on the screen.

Salka Viertel
Now in her 80s, Salka Viertel has probably witnessed more of the cinema, theatre, and literature of Europe in this century than any other woman living. Born in Poland, she married the Austrian director Berthold Viertel, who was portrayed by Isherwood in Prater Violet, and went to Hollywood in the early 30s. There she became Garbo's close friend and wrote two of her movies. Her California home became a salon for such men as Brecht, Feuchtwanger, Schoenberg, and Thomas Mann. Tonight she talks to James Mossman about her life.

Contributors

Subject (Frankenheimer):
John Frankenheimer
Director (Frankenheimer)/Producer:
Tony Staveacre
Interviewee:
Salka Viertel
Interviewer (Salka Viertel)/Editor:
James Mossman
Director (Salka Viertel):
Gavin Millar
Producer:
Peter Adam

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