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Release Date:
November 24, 2014
Original Title:
The David Whiting Story
Alternate Titles:
The David Whiting Story; or, The Cesar Romero Joke (a metafictional movie)
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | History | Mystery
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 87
An effort to solve two lifelong mysteries---who was David Whiting (who died mysteriously in an Arizona motel during a Hollywood film shoot) and what was the cause of his death? And what was the mythic 'Cesar Romero joke' which all the filmmaker's classmates still remember as utterly hilarious (but nobody can recall what the joke actually was)?
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Director:
Walter Reuben
Director of Photography:
Andrew Sachs
Editor:
François Maurin
Original Music Composer:
Dan Ring
Producer:
Walter Reuben
Andrew Sachs
Sound mixer:
Johnny Karlsson
Writer:
Walter Reuben
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