Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990, English. Directed by Eugene Corr & Robert Hillmann.
Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.
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- 0h 57m
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- 19 January 1990
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Eugene Corr
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Watch Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer (1986) first.
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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey runs 57 minutes (0h 57m).
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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 January 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey?
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990) was directed by Eugene Corr and Robert Hillmann and stars Peter Coyote, Mary Davenport, Jennifer Salt.