James C. Katz

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James C. Katz is a film historian and preservationist who has restored and reconstructed a number of classic films. Though he began his career as a film producer, he concentrated his attention on preserving existing films. His film preservation projects include: Spartacus, My Fair Lady, and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and Rear Window. He frequently collaborates with Bob O´Neil and Robert A. Harris, with whom he shared the King Vidor Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2000 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.

Movies

Obsessed with 'Vertigo' – New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece

Self

A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo." Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, Robert A. Harris, Patricia Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Kim Novak, Peggy Robertson and Martin Scorsese. Brings fresh perspective, not just to the film and the director, but to the Fifties Hollywood as well. [Included as extra with DVD release].

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

Self

This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "My Fair Lady," the classic musical about a poor young girl transformed into a woman of society through the tutoring of Prof. Henry Higgins. Includes footage of the filming process, as well as discussion by modern film critics about the impact movie had on later films.

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Producer

The widow's houseboy and the divorcee's chauffeur bet on which will bed the other's employer first.

Nobody's Fool

Producer

Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

Lust in the Dust

Executive Producer

A group of unscrupulous characters seek buried treasure in the old west.

Three Sisters

Associate Producer

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.

My Fair Lady

Producer

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.