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Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

20081h 16mDocumentary

Overview

An intimate portrait of an oft-forgotten character in Hollywood: the screenwriter. Raised in Baghdad, screenwriter Mardik Martin was infused with an early love for movies when he was sent to the U.S. by his family to avoid being drafted into the Iraqi army. Mardik discovered the NYU cinema department, and there he met Martin Scorsese; their friendship would lead to some of the greatest films in American cinema.

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Cast

Martin Scorsese
as Self

George Lucas
as Self

Irwin Winkler
as Self

Amy Heckerling
as Self

Mardik Martin
as Self

Brando De Sica
as Self

Howard A. Rodman
as Self

Mark Jonathan Harris
as Self

Ted Braun
as Self

Peter Biskind
as Self

Charles Mandracchia
as Self