Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.

Cast (12)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Mary Davenport

Self

Jennifer Salt

Self

Jerome Hellman

Self

James Leo Herlihy

Self

Dustin Hoffman

Self

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Paul Jarrico

Self

Ring Lardner Jr.

Self

George Litto

Self

Robert Redford

Self

John Schlesinger

Self

Jon Voight

Self

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