Video: Rare 103-Minute Documentary: “All About Mankiewicz” (1983)

It’s one of the most storied last names in Hollywood: Mankiewicz. A partial list:

Christopher Mankiewicz [Producer]

Tom Mankiewicz [Writer-Director]

Don Mankiewicz [Writer]

Herman J. Mankiewicz [Writer]

Frank Mankiewicz [Writer]

John Mankiewicz [Writer-Producer]

Ben Mankiewicz [Producer]

And at the center of all these sons, uncles, nephews and brothers is Joseph Mankiewicz. Writer. Producer. Director. Some of the movies he was involved with: All About Eve, People Will Talk, The Barefoot Contessa, and Sleuth. In other words, he was a member of Hollywood ‘royalty’.

Over at Indiewire yesterday, The Playlist posted a rare 1983 French documentary on Joseph Mankiewicz. Here it is, all 104 minutes of it!

For The Playlist article, go here.