-NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS'S PIC 2013-
RICHARD ZAMPELLA
OTHER DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD
Richard Zampella has collaborated on a number of productions with Writer/Director John Mulholland. Click on any link below to purchase the documentaries created by this creative team.
Sergeant York: Of God & Country
NARRATED NY LIAM NEESON
This Documentary produced for Warner Home Video entitled Sergeant York: Of God and Country runs 38 minutes and 55 seconds as it mixes movie clips, archival materials, and interviews. It includes on camera interviews with authors Michael Birdwell and MZ Ribalow, actors June Lockhart and Joan Leslie, Gary Cooper’s daughter Maria, and film historian Robert Osborne. The film chonicles how Alvin York's story was brought to the screen; and explores York’s restrictions and requirements. Written/Directed by John Mulholland, Produced/Edited by Richard Zampella.
Inside High Noon
NARRATED BY MATTHEW RHYS
INSIDE HIGH NOON, a documentary explores both the remarkable 1952 film and the gripping story behind its troubled production. The real-life events behind the making of HIGH NOON make for rich drama, indeed.
When released, HIGH NOON was seen as an attack on HUAC. However, this means little to an audience today. INSIDE HIGH NOON examines with fresh insight what makes HIGH NOON timeless, and why it works so powerfully still, over 60 years after its release.
Elmore Leonard: But Don't Try to Write
NARRATED BY CAMPBELL SCOTT
Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write" is a 2021 PBS documentary film directed by John Mulholland and Produced and Edited by Richard Zampella. The program explores the life, legacy, and distinctive writing process of the legendary American novelist Elmore Leonard.
Beyond being recognized as one of the finest crime novelists of the past half-century, Elmore Leonard is one of the most acclaimed novelists of the era. ELMORE LEONARD, “But Don’t Try to Write” explores why, tracing Leonard’s career, writing process and his influence on generations of writers.
