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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Overview
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of the world's richest company, exploring how Jobs’ life and work shaped our relationship with the computer. The Man in the Machine is a provocative and sometimes startling re-evaluation of the legacy of an icon.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-08-07
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Magnolia Pictures, Jigsaw Productions, CNN Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bob Belleville as Self
- Chrisann Brennan as Self
- Nolan Bushnell as Self
- Jason Chen as Self
- Nick Denton as Self
- Jesus Diaz as Self
- Peter Elkind as Self
- Alex Gibney as Narrator (voice)
- Andy Grignon as Self
- Yukari Iwatani Kane as Self
- Daniel Kottke as Self
- Brian Lam as Self
Crew
- Alex Gibney - Director
- Alex Gibney - Writer
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