Movies by Tony Maietta

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

Biography on the famous writer-director, Billy Wilder.

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

Hollywood Spies

Hollywood Spies

During the 1930s anti-Semitism was rampant not only in Germany but also in America. There was a German American Bund and pro-Nazi rallies even filled Madison Square Gardens in New York City. And the US was isolationist. Until Pearl Harbor, then, everything changed. Spymasters throughout the 20th century, and particularly during times of conflict, thought it advantageous to enlist the services of celebrities who had high level and powerful "fans" in various industries, many with easy access to politicians and high ranking government officials...

Jack Lemmon, a true Trouper

Jack Lemmon, a true Trouper

Portrait of a deceptively smooth "everyman", whose excessiveness as a great actor Billy Wilder was able to reveal with a bang in the seven films they shot together, including "Some Like It Hot", "The Bachelor's ", "Irma the sweet" and "Avanti, avanti".