Eddie Muller

Eddie Muller is an American writer based in San Francisco. He is the founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation and hosts the weekly film noir showcase "Noir Alley" on Turner Classic Movies.

American Grindhouse (2011)

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Drenner
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Allison Anders  •  John Landis  •  Kim Morgan

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Drenner
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Allison Anders  •  John Landis  •  Kim Morgan

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Leva
CAST:  John Alton  •  Drew Casper  •  Roger Deakins  •  John Debney

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Leva
CAST:  John Alton  •  Drew Casper  •  Roger Deakins  •  John Debney

Borsalino City (2016)

The history of the birth of an icon, the Borsalino hat. From the factory where it was conceived in a small Italian town, to the glamorous world of Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enrica Viola
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Piero Tosi  •  Deborah Nadoolman  •  Eddie Muller

The history of the birth of an icon, the Borsalino hat. From the factory where it was conceived in a small Italian town, to the glamorous world of Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enrica Viola
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Piero Tosi  •  Deborah Nadoolman  •  Eddie Muller

Los Angeles Film Noir (2015)

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Kuperberg  •  Clara Kuperberg
CAST:  James Ellroy  •  Eddie Muller  •  Alain Silver

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Kuperberg  •  Clara Kuperberg
CAST:  James Ellroy  •  Eddie Muller  •  Alain Silver

The Grand Inquisitor (2008)

A young woman (Dashe) discovers a cache of used books that she believes holds clues to the solution of decades-old crimes. When the authorities dismiss her, she takes matters into her own hands, ringing the doorbell of Hazel Reedy (Hunt), a lonely recluse who may ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eddie Muller
CAST:  Leah Dashe  •  Marsha Hunt

A young woman (Dashe) discovers a cache of used books that she believes holds clues to the solution of decades-old crimes. When the authorities dismiss her, she takes matters into her own hands, ringing the doorbell of Hazel Reedy (Hunt), a lonely recluse who may ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eddie Muller
CAST:  Leah Dashe  •  Marsha Hunt

Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide (2008)

Making of Moontide talking about the production of the movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Kim Morgan  •  Eddie Muller  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Aubrey Solomon

Making of Moontide talking about the production of the movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Kim Morgan  •  Eddie Muller  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Aubrey Solomon

The Czar of Noir: Eddie Muller Steps From the Shadows (2010)

CZAR OF NOIR details the history of noir in American cinema – but also reveals the obsessed, personal side to Eddie Muller: how he was first introduced by his father, a San Francisco journalist who specialized in boxing, to a world that was purely “noir.” Eddie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stanley
CAST:  John Stanley  •  Eddie Muller  •  Carlos Tabarez

CZAR OF NOIR details the history of noir in American cinema – but also reveals the obsessed, personal side to Eddie Muller: how he was first introduced by his father, a San Francisco journalist who specialized in boxing, to a world that was purely “noir.” Eddie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Stanley
CAST:  John Stanley  •  Eddie Muller  •  Carlos Tabarez

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006)

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Leva
CAST:  Peter Bogdanovich  •  Larry Cohen  •  Rudy Behlmer  •  Richard Layman

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Leva
CAST:  Peter Bogdanovich  •  Larry Cohen  •  Rudy Behlmer  •  Richard Layman

Love Is a Roller Coaster: Woman on the Run Revisited (2016)

Documentary on the making of the film, from script to noir classic, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Kim Morgan  •  Julie Kirgo  •  Eddie Muller  •  Alan K. Rode

Documentary on the making of the film, from script to noir classic, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Kim Morgan  •  Julie Kirgo  •  Eddie Muller  •  Alan K. Rode

The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler (2011)

The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  James Ellroy  •  Denise Hamilton  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Eddie Muller

The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  James Ellroy  •  Denise Hamilton  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Eddie Muller

Shadows of Suspense (2006)

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Gaines
CAST:  Eddie Muller  •  William Friedkin  •  Caleb Deschanel  •  James Ellroy

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Gaines
CAST:  Eddie Muller  •  William Friedkin  •  Caleb Deschanel  •  James Ellroy

The Man Who Cheated Himself-Revisited (2018)

Behind the scenes of "The Man Who Cheated Himself" (1950)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Raymond Feist  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Julie Kirgo  •  Eddie Muller

Behind the scenes of "The Man Who Cheated Himself" (1950)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Raymond Feist  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Julie Kirgo  •  Eddie Muller

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D (2017)

Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Kim Morgan  •  Megan Abbott  •  Gary Giddins  •  Foster Hirsch

Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Kim Morgan  •  Megan Abbott  •  Gary Giddins  •  Foster Hirsch

Freeing “Trapped” (2019)

Film noir expert Eddie Muller and others discuss the classic film Trapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Eddie Muller  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Mark Fleischer

Film noir expert Eddie Muller and others discuss the classic film Trapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven C. Smith
CAST:  Eddie Muller  •  Alan K. Rode  •  Mark Fleischer

Shot Edited

Promotional short to benefit Eddie Muller's Film Noir Foundation and their annual "Noir City" event in San Francisco, CA.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Talbot
CAST:  Eddie Muller  •  Jello Biafra

Promotional short to benefit Eddie Muller's Film Noir Foundation and their annual "Noir City" event in San Francisco, CA.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Talbot
CAST:  Eddie Muller  •  Jello Biafra