The Wizard of the Strings
1985 | 27m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Peter Friedman |
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| Writer: | Alan Edelstein |
| Staring: |
| Profiles Roy Smeck, a former vaudeville star known as "The Wizard of the Strings" because of his virtuoso talents on the guitar, banjo, ukelele and Hawaiian guitar, and who is shown to be still active, in his mid-80s, teaching students and giving occasional public performances. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1985 |
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| Director: | Peter Friedman |
| Writer: | Alan Edelstein |
| Genres: | Documentary, Music |
| Keywords | guitar, guitar player, music documentary, oscar nominee, cine golden eagle winners |
| Production Companies | New York University (NYU), Cinema Guild |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 24, 2026 Entered: Jun 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Roy Smeck | Himself |
| Name | Job |
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| Peter Friedman | Editor, Director |
| Toby Shimin | Assistant Camera, Assistant Editor |
| Alan Edelstein | Writer |
| Richard Dallett | Assistant Director, Cinematography |
| Matthew Fassberg | Sound |
| Ruben Abruña | Sound |
| Bill Kollar | Sound |
| Jamie Maxtone-Graham | Still Photographer, Production Assistant |
| David Brownstein | Assistant Camera |
| Doug Dubois | Production Assistant |
| Bonnie Redlich | Production Assistant |
| Claire Wilson | Production Assistant |
| Tom Joslin | Thanks |
| Peter Guralnick | Thanks |
| Bill Daughton | Thanks |
| Dan Morganstern | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
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| Alan Edelstein | Producer |
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