Susan Starr / co-produced by Time-Life Broadcast ; co-produced by Drew Associates ; filmakers, D.A. Pennebaker, Hope Ryden ; producer, Gregory Shuker ; executive producer, Robert Drew.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Pennebaker, D. A.

Ryden, Hope.

Shuker, Gregory.

Drew, Robert, 1924-2014, film producer.

Julian, Joseph, 1910-1982

Jacobs, Dick.

Zwerin, Charlotte.

Time-Life Broadcast, inc.

Drew Associates.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Starr, Susan, 1942-.

Starr, Susan.

Pianists--United States.

Pianists.

Pianists--Competitions--United States.

United States.

Genre:

Feature films -- United States.

Biographical films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (53 minutes)) : sound, black and white

Other Title:

10 masterworks of American cinéma vérité

System Details:

rda

Summary:

Susan Starr conveys the story of a young American concert pianist as she prepares to compete in the Dimitri Mitropoulos International Piano Competition. Battling against 34 of the most talented pianists in the world at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, Susan hopes to win not only prize money, but the recognition that could launch the musical career for which she has been working since she was three years old.

Participant:

Narrated by Joseph Julian.

Credits:

Correspondents, Hope Ryden, Patricia Isaacs, James Lencina, Samuel Adams ; photography, D.A. Pennebaker, Claude Fournier, Peter Eco, James Lipscomb, Abbot Mills, Richard Leacock ; editors, Dick Jacobs, Charlotte Zwerin [and 3 others].

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 13, 2023).

Part of a set entitled Robert Drew : Ten masterworks of American cinéma vérité

Originally released as documentary film in 1962.

ISBN:

1422916324

9781422916322

OCLC:

879261312

Publisher Number:

767685239407

NNVG239400 New Video Group

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.