Searching for Mr. Rugoff
94 mins
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's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.
Donald S. Rugoff
Self (archive footage)
Elyce Bonnell
Self
Peter Broderick
Self
Bea Brydson
Self
Nat Chediak
Self
Ira Deutchman
Self
Jean Donnelly
Self
Jerome Gary
Self
John Goldstone
Self
Jim Hudson
Self
Annette Insdorf
Self
Harlan Jacobson
Self
Mary Kay Kammer
Self
Larry Kardish
Self
Wendy Keys
Self
Steve Kutner
Self
Brian Lindquist
Self
Stephanie Look-Teller
Self (voice)
Gary Meyer
Self
Ted Pedas
Self
Richard Pena
Self
Edward Rugoff
Self
Ralph Rugoff
Self
Lisa Sherman
Self
Paula Silver
Self
Gary Springer
Self
Bill Thompson
Self
Hilary Wall
Self
John Willis
Self
Justin Wyatt
Self
Brian Gersten
Associate Producer
Leo Sidran
Original Music Composer
Peter Gilbert
Executive Producer
Ira Deutchman
Producer
Beth Krieger
Executive Producer
Ashley Foy
Sound
Peter Gilbert
Director of Photography
Ira Deutchman
Director
Brian Gersten
Editor
Federica Belletti
Translator
Jeff Sousa
Colorist
Christina Yoon
Editorial Production Assistant
Joe Presser
Animation
Jorge A. Alfaro
Camera Operator
Richard Brauer
Camera Operator
Kurt Enger
Camera Operator
Giovanni Ferrari
Camera Operator
Shivani Hassard
Camera Operator
Jacob Hinmon
Camera Operator
Chithra Jeyaram
Camera Operator
Beth Krieger
Camera Operator
Peter Gilbert
Camera Operator
Marc Mayer
Camera Operator
Thomas Mentel
Camera Operator
Marco Ricci
Camera Operator
Nayantara Roy
Camera Operator
Shrihari Sathe
Camera Operator
Roger Singh
Camera Operator
Morgan Burke-Beyers
Camera Operator
Massimo Criscione
Camera Operator
Caleb Davis
Camera Operator
Andres Fernandez
Camera Operator
Antoine Goblet
Camera Operator
Michael Ho
Camera Operator
King Lu
Camera Operator
King Lu
Editorial Production Assistant
Farand Pawlak
Camera Operator
Jason Whitaker
Camera Operator