Film

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996 · 50m · Documentary

You Only Thought You Knew Him...

IMDb

6.9

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen and actor Gregory Peck.

Jack Lemmon

Self

Charles Durning

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Betty Garrett

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Garson Kanin

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Chris Lemmon

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Walter Matthau

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Gregory Peck

Self

Neil Simon

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Kevin Spacey

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Maureen Stapleton

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Billy Wilder

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• Suzette WinterDirector · Writer
• Gene FeldmanDirector · Writer
• Stephen JansonExecutive Producer

Release date

November 25, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Documentary