A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond.
Diana Friedberg
Director, Writer
Lionel Friedberg
Writer

Max Steiner
Self (archive footage)
Lionel Friedberg
Narrator

Leonard Maltin
Self

Ray Faiola
Max Steiner (voice)
Jon Burlingame
Self
Robert Townson
Self
Joe Rinaudo
Self
Scott Lasky
Self
Stan Taffel
Self
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