Dean Martin: King of Cool

Release date: 11/14/2021

Genres:

Documentary

Countries:

Germany
Sweden
United States of America

Rating:

7.5

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.

Actors

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Carol Burnett

Self

Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Angie Dickinson

Self

Jon Hamm

Self

Joshua Homme

Self

Henry Jaglom

Self

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Norman Lear

Self

Barry Levinson

Self

Jerry Lewis

Self

Ron Marasco

Self

Deana Martin

Self

Bob Newhart

Self

Regis Philbin

Self

Barbara Rush

Self

RZA

Self

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Tune

Self

James Woods

Self

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Actors

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