Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. Woody Allen: A Documentary chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caeser's TV scribe, from standup comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.
Woody Allen | Himself |
Letty Aronson | Herself - Sister of Woody Allen |
Marshall Brickman | Himself |
Josh Brolin | Himself |
Dick Cavett | Himself |
Penélope Cruz | Herself |
John Cusack | Himself |
Larry David | Himself |
F.X. Feeney | Himself |
Robert Greenhut | Himself |
Mariel Hemingway | Herself |
Charles H. Joffe | Himself |
Scarlett Johansson | Herself |
Julie Kavner | Herself |
Diane Keaton | Herself |
Neve Cunningham | Cinematographer |
Nettie Konigsberg | Herself - Mother of Woody Allen (archive footage) |
Anthony Savini | Cinematographer |
Martin Landau | Himself |
Louise Lasser | Herself |
Nancy Schreiber | Cinematographer |
Robert Lauder | Himself (as Father Robert E. Lauder) |
Bill Sheehy | Cinematographer |
Buddy Squires | Cinematographer |
Eric Lax | Himself |
Leonard Maltin | Himself |
Karoliina Tuovinen | Editor |
Robert B. Weide | Editor |
Douglas McGrath | Himself |
Sean Penn | Himself |
Tony Roberts | Himself |
Chris Rock | Himself |
Jack Rollins | Himself |
Richard Schickel | Himself |
Martin Scorsese | Himself |
Mira Sorvino | Herself |
Stephen Tenenbaum | Himself |
Naomi Watts | Herself |
Fred Weintraub | Himself |
Dianne Wiest | Herself |
Gordon Willis | Himself |
Owen Wilson | Himself |
Brett Ratner | Executive Producer |
John Warrin | Sound Effects Editor |
Vince Tennant | Supervising Sound Editor |
Eun-ah Lee | Camera Operator |
Paul Cantelon | Additional Music |
Lili Haydn | Additional Soundtrack |
Benson Taylor | Additional Music |
Katrina Bayonas | Thanks |
Sid Caesar | Thanks |