The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)

Directed by

David Leaf, John Scheinfeld

Genre

documentary

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

52 min

Rated

NR

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the career of comedian Peter Sellers. It shows rare clips of his lesser known work along with his famous roles. Friends and co-stars share their memories of him.

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What happens

The Unknown Peter Sellers is a 2000 made for television documentary written, produced and directed by David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. It features video and audio clips from some of Sellers more obscure performances, along with his more notable portrayals such as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, and Dr. Strangelove, in which he portrayed three different characters. The film also features interviews, commentary and archival footage from Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Spike Milligan, Graham Stark, Jack Warden, Mike Grady, Catherine Schell and many others. The documentary premiered on April 25, 2000, on the cable channel AMC. It was released on DVD later that year in September 2000. It is also included as a bonus feature in the box-set The Pink Panther Film Collection, released in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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