Agee is a 1980 American documentary film[1] about the writer and film critic James Agee[2] directed and produced by Ross Spears.[3] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[4]
| Agee | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ross Spears |
| Written by | Ross Spears |
| Produced by | Jude Cassidy Ross Spears |
| Cinematography | Anthony Forma |
Production company | James Agee Film Project |
| Distributed by | First Run Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- James Agee - Himself (archive footage)
- Mia Agee - Herself
- Mae Burroughs - Herself
- Jimmy Carter - Himself
- Walker Evans - Himself (voice)
- Robert Fitzgerald - Himself
- James Flye - Himself
- John Huston - Himself
- Dwight Macdonald - Himself
- Earl McCarroll - James Agee (voice)
- Alma Neuman - Herself
- Robert Saudek - Himself
- Elizabeth Tingle - Herself
- Olivia Wood - Herself[5]
Reception and accolades edit
Agee was well received by critics and the film community to the point of receiving a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 53rd Academy Awards and winning the Blue Ribbon Award at the American Film Festival.[6][7]
See also edit
- Life Itself-2014 documentary film by Steve James about Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert
- Classical Hollywood cinema
- 1980 in film
References edit
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ The Awkward Agee|Jonathan Rosenbaum
- ^ 1981|Oscars.org
- ^ MUBI
- ^ TCM.com
- ^ Documentary Winners: 1981 Oscars
- ^ Agee Archived August 21, 2019, at the Wayback Machine at the James Agee Film Project/Agee Films
