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Summary
Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen's life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed him in the public eye for the best part of his lifetime.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 84Audiences 76GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer100%
Metascore68
Audience score81%
IMDb7.4
Letterboxd · 593 ratings3.6/5
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9692Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2018
May 25, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- Joe Stephenson Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor
Production · 3
- Lene Bausager Producer
- Mark Birmingham Producer
- Sophia Gibber Producer
Camera · 3
- Eben Bolter Director of Photography
- Nick Wall Still Photographer
- A.J. Golesworthy Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Harry Yendell Editor
Art · 1
- Zoe Payne Production Design, Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Zoey Olechnowicz Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Mark Holownia Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- James Rhodes Second Unit Cinematographer
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