| The Titan: Story of Michelangelo | |
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| Directed by | Richard Lyford |
| Written by | Norman Borisoff |
| Produced by | Ralph Alswang Robert J. Flaherty Robert Snyder |
| Narrated by | Fredric March |
| Cinematography | Harry Ringger |
| Edited by | Richard Lyford |
| Distributed by | Classic Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo is a 1950 Germandocumentary film about the painter and sculptorMichelangelo. It won theAcademy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1]
The film was a re-edited version of a German/Swiss film of 1938 originally titledMichelangelo: Life of a Titan, directed by Curt Oertel. The re-edited version featured a new English narration byFredric March and a musical score onto a shorter edit of the existing film. The new credits includeRichard Lyford as director and Robert Snyder as producer. The film was edited by Lyford. TheAcademy Film Archive preservedThe Titan in 2005.[2]
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