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John Scheinfeld

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John Scheinfeld

32 films

John Scheinfeld is a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker with a broad range of subjects and productions to his credit.

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Chasing Trane posterFirst watchChasing Trane20177.3An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and…View film

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Filmography

32 films as director
  1. 2026Baseball: Beyond BeliefDirector
  2. 2025Starring Dick Van DykeDirector
  3. 2024M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed TelevisionDirector
  4. 2023Reinventing Elvis: The 68' ComebackDirector
  5. 2023What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?Director
  6. 2021Sergio Mendes in the Key of JoyDirector
  7. 2020Herb Alpert Is...Director
  8. 2020The Happy Days of Garry MarshallDirector
  9. 2017This Is Bob Hope...Director
  10. 2017Chasing TraneDirector
  11. 2015I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of SongDirector
  12. 2015Dick Cavett's VietnamDirector
  13. 2014Dick Cavett's WatergateDirector
  14. 2012In Search of HeavenDirector
  15. 2011Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of ChicagoDirector
  16. 2010Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)Director
  17. 2009We BelieveDirector
  18. 2009The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the AirDirector
  19. 2009Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"Director
  20. 2006The U.S. vs. John LennonDirector
  21. 2005The Divine Bette MidlerDirector
  22. 2004No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear ThreatDirector
  23. 2004Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'Director
  24. 2003Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionDirector
  25. 2003Bob Hope: The Road to LaughterDirector
  26. 2003Vintage SinatraDirector
  27. 2003Mysteries of the SphinxDirector
  28. 2002Mysteries of Easter IslandDirector
  29. 2001Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came InDirector
  30. 2000The Unknown Peter SellersDirector
  31. 2000Jonathan Winters: On the LooseDirector
  32. 1993The Unknown Marx BrothersDirector