A documentary made entirely out of archive footage and Marlon Brando's own words from recordings, confessionals, and self hypnosis.
When James Dean arrived on the Hollywood scene in 1954, he immediately became influenced by Marlon Brando - both in terms of his acting style and what Dean believed was Brando's lifestyle. Brando did his very best to discourage and dissuade the upcoming star from any of this.
In a late 1970s interview, Brando admitted to feelings of shame and embarrassment when he accepted the Oscar for Best Actor for "On the Waterfront." He dismissed the Oscars ceremony as being "manipulation."
For the first time in Brando's own words, the fans got to hear the actor discuss the various styles and techniques of acting, who Brando's idols were etc.
In his own taped reminiscences, Brando tells that when he was young boy, his Mother used to take her teeth out and make faces, to make him laugh: noteworthy / coincidentally, is that this is somehow reminiscent of his final scene in the 'Godfather', as he tries to amuse his grandchild with him in the garden: (clip shown in this documentary.)