Warren Beatty: Mister Hollywood

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Warren Beatty: Mister Hollywood
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Written byOlivier Nicklaus
Directed byOlivier Nicklaus
Starring Warren Beatty
Narrated by Chiara Mastroianni
Theme music composer Carl Davis
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDavid Berdah
EditorThibaut Sève
Running time53 minutes
Production companiesArte France
AVROTROS
Ciné
Slow Production
Original release
ReleaseOctober 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)

Warren Beatty: Mister Hollywood (French title: Warren Beatty, une obsession hollywoodienne) is a French-Dutch documentary film directed by Olivier Nicklaus. [1] The world premiere took place on October 4, 2015.

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The center of attention — Hollywood actor, director, screenwriter, producer, first-class playboy and even a candidate for U.S. President Warren Beatty. [2]

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