Biography
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements. Having studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s, he is credited with be...
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Marlon Brando's Tahitian Mirage
2025
as Self (archive) - subject
Marlon Brando is best known for his successful films and two Oscars. But his link with French Polynesia, where the actor lived for nearly thirty years...

Marlon Brando in Paradise
2024
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
In 1966, Marlon Brando (1924-2004), one of the greatest actors of all time, bought Tetiaroa Atoll, located in French Polynesia, with the purpose of cr...

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
2023
as Self

Sly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

Star 67
2023
as Prank Call Voice
A young man is struck with the reality that he might have made a big mistake when he and his friends become the targets of serious threats through a d...

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Depp started off as a punk band guitarist, turning to acting to help pay the bills. But his dabbling catapulted him to global fame and there wa...

The Brando Interregnum: The Decade of Marlon's Dirty Dozen 1962-1972
2022
as Himself
Between One Eyed Jacks (1961) and The Godfather (1972), Marlon Brando appeared in twelve feature films. The actor called this period his "F*** You Yea...

Becoming Al Pacino
2022
as Self (archive footage)
A journey through the meteoric rise and tempestuous story of the legendary American actor Al Pacino, from the Bronx of New York to worldwide stardom.

Mr. Saturday Night
2021
The untold story of Robert Stigwood, the impresario behind “Saturday Night Fever” and its record-breaking disco soundtrack.

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
2021
as Himself (archive footage)
He is the only actor in the history of cinema to have won three Oscars. Known for the dramatic intensity of his roles – which are as striking as they ...

Val
2021
as Self (archive footage)
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award...

kid 90
2021
as Self (archive footage)
As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked it...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
as Self (archive footage)
An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty industry an...

Sophia Loren, a special destiny
2019
as Self (archive footage)
With a maddening sensuality, the unforgettable actress of the film "A Special Day" embodies the golden age of Italian cinema. From the suburbs of Napl...

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Revisiting the achievements of Sacheen Littlefeather, the first woman of color to utilize the Academy Awards to make a political statement.

Making Montgomery Clift
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift’s legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the f...

The Madding Crowd
2017
as Self (archive footage)
"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.

Listen to Me Marlon
2015
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his li...

Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter wa...

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb ...

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big scr...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Hollywood Invasion
2011
as Self (archive footage)

Smash His Camera
2010
as Self (archive footage)
A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.

Ballybrando
2009
as Self (archive footage)
An documentary recounting the story with interviews of cast, crew and production team and including producer Barry Navidi, who had worked for six year...

The Last Days of Marlon Brando
2008
as Self (archive footage)
July 1, 2004, Hollywood lost one of its biggest stars - Marlon Brando. He succumbs to pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 80. Even during his lifetime, t...

Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
A short retroperspective feature on Brando's influence on acting itself and the cultural impact of his role in "The Wild One".

Brando
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self (archive footage)
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Jor-El
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are ...

Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye
2006
as Self (archival)
It delves into the character and life of Albert Maysles, who, with his brother David, created some of the most well known and iconic documentaries of ...

Superman Returns
2006
as Jor-El
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

An Actor Named Brando
2006
as Self (archive footage)
A short overview of Brando's career.

The Godfather and the Mob
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Godfather And The Mob reveals the true life story of murder, mafia and mayhem that occurred behind the scenes of the most iconic gangster film eve...

Lost in "The Thinking"
2005
as Jor-El (archive footage)
A surreal meditation on hopelessness and pointlessness as guided by the Arthur Frain/Merlin character from Boorman’s “Zardoz”.

1955, Seven Days of Fall
2005
as (archive footage)
This documentary chronicles the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers/New York Yankees World Series, and is based upon the poem, "1955" by James T. Crawford.

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
2004
as Self (archive footage)
A behind the scenes look at Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic film about the dark side of the sexual revolution: Last Tango in Paris, starring Marlon Bran...

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
The life and times of famous Jack Nicholson include his 30-years relationship with Anjelica Houston and find out his sister is his real mother.

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award...

Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
as Self
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September...

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this ...

The Score
2001
as Max
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

A Huey P. Newton Story
2001
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
as Self
Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978).

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
as Self
Documentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of lege...

Free Money
1998
as Warden Sven 'The Swede' Sorenson
A deranged prison warden with a nasty habit of killing escapees forces the boyfriends of his teenage twin daughters into a shotgun wedding, after they...

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1998
as Self (archive footage)
John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they ...

The Brave
1997
as McCarthy
A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of whi...

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
as Dr. Moreau
A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have fo...

All Power to the People!
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the hi...

Divine Rapture
1995
Divine Rapture is an unfinished film starring Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Debra Winger, and John Hurt. In a remote village in Ireland a woman dies onl...

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Stanley Kowalski / Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier (archive footage)
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by t...

Don Juan DeMarco
1994
as Dr. Jack Mickler
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric trea...

Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self (archive footage)
An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Stree...

In the Name of the Father
1993
Thanks
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in ...

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
as Don Vito Corleone
Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three Godfather movies into chronological ...

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992
as Tomas de Torquemada
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the un...

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming o...

Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s—Bogart, Brando, Cagney and more!

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand ...

The Freshman
1990
as Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self / Don Vito Corleone (archive footage)
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes ...

A Dry White Season
1989
as Ian McKenzie
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy w...
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Himself
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

Black Leather Jacket
1989
as Johnny Strabler (segment "The Wild One") (archive footage)
Based upon Mick Farren's book,'The Black Leather Jacket', this documentary explores the history of this garment from it's utilitarian beginnings throu...

Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self (archive footage)
After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For ...

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
1987
as Self (archive footage)
One of Hollywood's brightest stars is eclipsed by drink, drugs and self-doubt.

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film,...

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981
as Don Vito Corleone
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Comple...

The Formula
1980
as Adam Steiffel
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthe...

Apocalypse Now
1979
as Colonel Walter Kurtz
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." ...

Superman
1978
as Jor-El
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the ne...
Raoni
1978
as Narrator
1978 French documentary film directed by Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha on the life of Raoni Metuktire. The film portrays issues surro...

The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Robert E. Lee Clayton
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a sm...

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the...

Last Tango in Paris
1972
as Paul
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

The Godfather
1972
as Don Vito Corleone
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...

The Nightcomers
1972
as Peter Quint
Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the slow corruptio...
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
as Self
A behind the scenes look at "The Godfather" from 1971.

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...

Burn!
1969
as Sir William Walker
The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar...

The Night of the Following Day
1969
as Chauffeur
A gang of four professional criminals kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl from an airport in Paris in a meticulous plan to extort money from the girl's wea...

Candy
1968
as Grindl
A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life.

The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and gov...

Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967
as Maj. Weldon Penderton
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.

A Countess from Hong Kong
1967
as Ogden Mears
A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.

Meet Marlon Brando
1966
as Self
Journalists from all over America meet Marlon Brando in a New York hotel room to interview him about his new film, Morituri. Seeing this as an opportu...

The Appaloosa
1966
as Matt
A man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.

The Chase
1966
as Sheriff Calder
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Morituri
1965
as Robert Crain
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for German...

Bedtime Story
1964
as Freddy Benson
Benson, is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is content with his game until he meets Jamison, a real operat...

The Ugly American
1963
as Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassad...

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
as First Lieutnant Fletcher Christian
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as ...

One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Rio
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captur...

One-Eyed Jacks
1961
Director
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captur...

The Fugitive Kind
1960
as Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dy...

The Young Lions
1958
as Lt. Christian Diestl
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

Sayonara
1957
as Major Lloyd Gruver
Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is reassigned to a Japanese air base and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue is...

The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Sakini
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.

Operation Teahouse
1956
as Self
This short promotional film provides a behind-the-scenes look at "The Teahouse of the August Moon" (1956).

Guys and Dolls
1955
as Sky Masterson
Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky ...

Désirée
1954
as Napoleon Bonaparte
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-B...

On the Waterfront
1954
as Terry Malloy
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in lo...

The Wild One
1953
as Johnny Strabler
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes ...

Julius Caesar
1953
as Mark Antony
The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and for the republic.

Viva Zapata!
1952
as Emiliano Zapata
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the...

A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
as Stanley Kowalski
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downwar...

The Men
1950
as Ken
Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, ...