The Writer Speaks: Julius Epstein

Epstein worked as a screenwriter for 50 years and is best remembered for CASABLANCA. He and his twin brother Philip wrote the screenplay along with Howard Koch and earned an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Epstein also wrote and was award-nominated for such films as FOUR DAUGHTERS, PETE 'N TILLIE and REUBEN, REUBEN. Here, he is interviewed by Walter Matthau in 1994.

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Wow what a treasure to discover! Thank you. Keep them coming!

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No less of an authority on screenwriting as Robert McKee said that the Epstein twins, with Casablanca, had written the greatest screenplay of all time.

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What a guy! Fabulous!

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BTW: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Comes_to_Rick%27s

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Terrific writer. None better. VERY badly recorded, alas. SHAME on the sound man! He sounds like he's talking with a mouth full of peas.