The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)

Directed by

Susan Warms Dryfoos

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life and career of artist Al Hirschfeld. It shows his distinctive line drawings and his long career capturing Broadway performers.

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What happens

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Susan Warms Dryfoos about the artist Al Hirschfeld. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After its theatrical release, PBS broadcast the film in 1999 in a shortened version on American Masters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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