Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

By playing »bad guys« and psychopaths of various genres, Lee Marvin, as one critic put it, »has played a defining role in the violence seen on America's movie screens.« He had such a huge sense of presence about him when he was on set that some of his fellow actors would answer his questions even before he had asked them. With the help of Jim Jarmusch and William Hurt among others, director John Boorman delves into the motivations and the ingenious tricks the ex-Marine Lee Marvin used in his work. This convincing film biography combines film cuts and interviews to tell the life story of one of Hollywood's most interesting stars.