Salinger

McCarthy without the showmanship. The documentary peers into the cloistered life of J.D. Salinger, the author who walked away from fame. It teases out possible origins for his self-imposed exile. A literary Rorschach blot.

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Shane Salerno directed Salinger in 2013. See Shane Salerno's full filmography, where to start with Shane Salerno, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shane Salerno.

Salinger was released in 2013 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.