Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

About Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

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 acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire is a 2014 documentary tv movie film directed by Philippe Kohly. It runs 90 minutes and was released in September 2014.

The film is filed under movie business, biographical documentary, actor, and cinema on cinema.

Thierry Hancisse takes the lead as Self - Narrator (voice), Robert Duvall as Self - Actor, George Englund as Self - Filmmaker, and Patricia Bosworth as Self - Biographer. The screenplay is by Philippe Kohly.

Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, and Jackie Chan: Building an Icon make useful companions to Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire, all filed under biographical.