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Excerpts from the BBC Arena program, "The Peter Sellers Story", a documentary directed by Peter Lydon featuring Seller's home movies shot with his portable cameras. These excerpts covers the year when Sellers became famous in the US and the time he spent with Stanley Kubrick, making "Lolita" and "Dr Strangelove" in England.
Producer James B Harris recollects how Sellers was hired for playing the ambiguous character of Quilty and why the production was moved in England. Kubrick is portrayed with his wife Christiane while playing tennis and chatting in Seller's home garden.
Scenes from both "Lolita" and "Dr Strangelove" are included and quotes from Kubrick statements about Sellers are read by the narrator.
The documentary features interviews with several Sellers' friends and cooperators and a clip from 1964 TV program The Steve Allen Show where Sellers was interviewed about how he created the character and the voice of the mad Dr Strangelove by taking inspiration from photographer Arthur Fellig, aka Weegee: a tape with Weegee's voice studied by Sellers is included, where the photographer talks about his nickname and his work.
Full documentary (3 hrs long) on Peter Lydon's vimeo profile. vimeo.com/10gallonfilms
Producer James B Harris recollects how Sellers was hired for playing the ambiguous character of Quilty and why the production was moved in England. Kubrick is portrayed with his wife Christiane while playing tennis and chatting in Seller's home garden.
Scenes from both "Lolita" and "Dr Strangelove" are included and quotes from Kubrick statements about Sellers are read by the narrator.
The documentary features interviews with several Sellers' friends and cooperators and a clip from 1964 TV program The Steve Allen Show where Sellers was interviewed about how he created the character and the voice of the mad Dr Strangelove by taking inspiration from photographer Arthur Fellig, aka Weegee: a tape with Weegee's voice studied by Sellers is included, where the photographer talks about his nickname and his work.
Full documentary (3 hrs long) on Peter Lydon's vimeo profile. vimeo.com/10gallonfilms