Private Project

Phil Stern. Sicily 1943, the war and the soul

Phil Stern, the great American photographer of the stars of the postwar Hollywood (Marilin Monroe, James Dean, Frank Sinatra and many others), back in Sicily after 70 years, at the age of 93 years. As a young man, in July 1943, just twenty years old, he had landed on the island as a combat cameraman in tow of Darby's Rangers US Army. In this documentary he is narrated his professional career and his return to Sicily (in 2013) that closes the circle of his long life. The war, the hundreds of photographs that, his story, make this documentary an exceptional document and unpublished.

  • Ezio Costanzo
    Director
  • Ezio Costanzo
    Writer
  • Le Nove Muse Editrice
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    historical biography
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 9, 2013
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sicily East Festival
    Catania Sicily Italy
    May 16, 2015
    Sicily East Festival Documentary Section
    First Prize Documentary
Director Biography - Ezio Costanzo

Written by Ezio Costanzo Directed by Ezio Costanzo and Filippo Arlotta

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http://www.cinemaitaliano.info/pers/067882/ezio-costanzo.html