Eugene Marner

History

Eugene Marner was an American stage director, filmmaker and cameraman for 35 years as well as a producer, director, and writer of television documentaries. In the mid-1980s, he directed two feature films, "Beauty and the Beast", starring John Savage and Rebecca DeMornay, and "Puss in Boots", starring Christopher Walken.

Movies

Puss in Boots

Director

A cat belonging to a poor miller's son thinks up a great plan for bringing a title, wealth, and marriage for his owner. He begins to carry it out, using a few birds and rabbits as gifts for the king, his own wit, and a pair of boots that make him appear human when he puts them on. However, his owner has no idea that the cat has told everyone that his master is a marquis rather than a miller's son until the king has arrived to meet him. Soon the king's daughter and the miller's son fall in love, and the king wants very much to see the land and the castle belonging to this rich "marquis."

Beauty and the Beast

Director

To save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.

Hearts and Minds

Second Unit Cinematographer

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

Birth and Death

Director

A 1968 film study of birth and death.