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Production Companies
Dutch Films, LLC
American Public Television
Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"
The crime fiction writer who transcended the genre.
Overview
Elmore Leonard, author of more than 40 novels, is renowned in the literary community. From his westerns and early novels of crime based in Detroit and South Florida, right through his complex and virtually plotless later work, Elmore Leonard dissected an America whose founding sins have continued to haunt it all the days. Leonard’s depiction of America is as real as Twain’s Hannibal, Faulkner’s Mississippi and Steinbeck’s Monterey. The new documentary ELMORE LEONARD: “But don’t try to write” explores the prolific author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers. The documentary features exclusive images and previously unseen home movie footage, family photographs, and in-depth interviews with both literary experts and those who knew him well, including colleagues, family, and childhood friends.
Key Crew
Writer: John Mulholland
Producer: Shannon Mulholland, Richard Zampella
Director: John Mulholland
Top Cast
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)
Wendy Calhoun
Self
Bridgett M. Davis
Self
Cheryl Dorsey
Self
James Hall
Self
Mike Lupica
Self
Otto Penzler
Self
Graham Yost
Self
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Official Trailer: Elmore Leonard "but don't try to write"
