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Dec 17, 2002
19 min
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A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' (2002)

Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.

Martin Scorsese

Self

Sandra Bernhard

Self

Diahnne Abbott

Self (archive footage)

Joyce Brothers

Self (archive footage)

Kim Chan

Self (archive footage)

Robert De Niro

Self (archive footage)

Shelley Hack

Self (archive footage)

Jay Julien

Self (archive footage)

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