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1990s · United States · documentary

Crumb (1994)

Directed by Terry Zwigoff · 1 h 59 min

Year
1994
Running time
1 h 59 min
Countries
United States
Languages
English
Produced by
Terry Zwigoff
Robert Crumb, the film's subject
Robert Crumb, the film’s subject — not a still from the film. Photo: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

About the film

Crumb is a 1994 American documentary film about the noted underground cartoonist R. Crumb and his family and his outlook on life. Directed by Terry Zwigoff and produced by Lynn O'Donnell, it won widespread acclaim.

It was released on the film festival circuit in September 1994 before being released theatrically in the United States on April 28, 1995, having been screened at film festivals that year. Jeffery M. Anderson placed the film on his list of the ten greatest films of all time, labeling it "the greatest documentary ever made."

The Criterion Collection released the film on DVD and Blu-ray on August 10, 2010.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What it is about

dysfunctional familyRobert Crumb

Awards on record

  • Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary

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