Directed by:
Adam CushmanScreenplay:
C.V. HerstCinematography:
Colton DavieCast:
Xander Berkeley, Sarah Clarke, Mackenzie Astin, William Russ, Kristen Gutoskie, Bobby Campo, Lenny von Dohlen, Alex Essoe, Jon Polito, Jonathan Cherry (more)Plots(1)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Xander Berkeley) was the composer of more than 200 Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s. Mario went on to mentor some of film music’s greatest composers, including John Williams, Randy Newman, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, and Andre Previn. The Maestro follows budding film composer Jerry Herst (Leo Marks) as he moves to Hollywood after World War II to study with infamous master teacher Castelnuovo-Tedesco. (St. Louis International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Xander Berkeley
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Heat (1995)
The Rock (1996)
Sarah Clarke
USA
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Happy Endings (2005)
Thirteen (2003)
Women in Trouble (2009)
Mackenzie Astin
USA
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
William Russ
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Kristen Gutoskie
Canada
Best movies:
Restless Spirits (1999) (TV movie)
Verdict in Blood (2002) (TV movie)
Bobby Campo
USA
Best movies:
Snow Bride (2013) (TV movie)
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)
Christmas Camp (2018)
Lenny von Dohlen
USA
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Tender Mercies (1983)
Jennifer Eight (1992)
Alex Essoe
Saudi Arabia
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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) (series)
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Jon Polito
USA
Best movies:
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Jonathan Cherry
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Final Destination 2 (2003)
John White
Canada
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Michael Johnston
USA
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Endangered Species (2021)
Omar Doom
USA
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Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Death Proof (2007)
Christopher Redman
Canada
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K-19 (2002)
The Murdoch Mysteries (2004) (series)
The Colt (2005) (TV movie)
Kim Bubbs
Canada
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The Thing (2011)
On the Road (2012)
Voices (2008) (TV movie)
Lucas Elliot Eberl
USA
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Planet of the Apes (2001)
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David J. Phillips
Canada
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Ecstasy (2011)
Amateur Night (2016)
Boy Toy (2011)
Laurence Fuller
Best movies:
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Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Andrew Pifko
Best movies:
The Gospel of John (2003)