Famous Nathan
A Coney Island-inspired, densely-layered visually dynamic documentary portrait of the life and times of the original Nathan's Famous, created in 1916 by filmmaker Lloyd Handwerker's grandparents, Nathan and Ida Handwerker. 30 years in the making, Famous Nathan interweaves decades-spanning archival footage, family photos and home movies, an eclectic soundtrack and never-before-heard audio from Nathan: his only interview, ever as well as compelling, intimate and hilarious interviews with the dedicated band of workers, not at all shy at offering opinions, memories and the occasional tall tale.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Released
- 2014
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2014
Storyline
A Coney Island-inspired, densely-layered visually dynamic documentary portrait of the life and times of the original Nathan's Famous, created in 1916 by filmmaker Lloyd Handwerker's grandparents, Nathan and Ida Handwerker. 30 years in the making, Famous Nathan interweaves decades-spanning archival footage, family photos and home movies, an eclectic soundtrack and never-before-heard audio from Nathan: his only interview, ever as well as compelling, intimate and hilarious interviews with the dedicated band of workers, not at all shy at offering opinions, memories and the occasional tall tale.
Top credits
- Nathan Handwerker — Self
- Lloyd Handwerker — Self
- Sol Handwerker — Self
- Murray Handwerker — Self
Did you know
• Confirmed by director Lloyd Handwerker, grandson of Nathan's famous in Coney Island, Nathan Handwerker. Phil Gries' 1961 color footage is the oldest known color surviving film of Nathan's, to exist longer than five seconds.
• Kodachrome color 8mm film footage of Nathan's Famous in Coney Island, shot by eighteen year old documentary filmmaker Phil Gries, in June of 1961, included in this documentary.
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Pretty Good, A Nice Context
A deeply human documentary that carries the emotional power of a feature film
a masterpiece
Technical specs
- Color
- Color, Black and White
