George Stevens 1958-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8)

As a cameraman during World War II, George Stevens shot footage of the liberation of Dachau that showed the world the horrors of the Holocaust – and scarred Stevens himself for life. Pre-war, he had been a director of frothy comedies; post-war, he committed himself to making epic films about “moral disasters.” This yielded a number of masterpieces – A Place in the Sun, Giant, Shane – but by the mid-60s, though more in demand than ever as a director, Stevens felt he lost touch with the audience. He only released one film in the 1960s, The Greatest Story Ever Told – an epic about Jesus, and an epic flop – and then, in an attempt to come full circle to his comedy roots, concluded his career with The Only Game in Town (1970), an awkward mashup of old and new featuring the two biggest transitional stars of the day, Warren Beatty and Elizabeth Taylor. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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George Stevens 1958-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8) is an episode from You Must Remember This by Karina Longworth.

This episode is 73:16 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2025.

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