The Typewriter, the Rifle, and the Movie Camera

The Typewriter, the Rifle, and the Movie Camera recounts the three stages of filmmaker Samuel Fuller's remarkable career -- from his beginnings as Arthur Brisbane's copy boy, to his experience as a rifleman in World War II, to his success as a "B" movie writer/director. Tim Robbins narrates the ...more

The late writer/producer/director Samuel Fuller remains one of cinema's most controversial filmmakers. Pauline Kael despised him. Manny Farber adored him. Modern critics debate whether his unadorned and aggressive films are unjustly ignored by historians or foolishly romanticized by cultists. Whether he was a hack or a genius, Fuller's uncompromising confidence in his unique filmmaking style paved the way for independent and idiosyncratic filmmakers in mainstream film. Adam Simon's documentary ...more