American Masters

A Letter to Elia - Preview

Season 24 Episode 6 | 30s

Director Martin Scorsese reveals Elia Kazan's life, his sense of himself as an immigrant and as an outsider. Scorsese also recounts his early experiences seeing Kazan's films for the first time - and being forever influenced. 7/12/13

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