A Letter to Elia

{{short description|2010 US documentary film by Martin Scorsese}}

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| name = A Letter to Elia

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| director = Kent Jones
Martin Scorsese

| producer = Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Martin Scorsese

| writer = Kent Jones
Martin Scorsese

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| starring = Elia Kazan
Martin Scorsese

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| cinematography = Mark Raker

| editing = Rachel Reichman

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| released = {{Film date|2010|9|4|Venice}}

| runtime = 60 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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A Letter to Elia is a 2010 documentary film directed by Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese that follows the life and career of film director Elia Kazan and how he influenced Scorsese. Made from clips from films, stills, readings from Kazan's autobiography, a speech he wrote on directing read by Elias Koteas, a videotaped interview done late in Kazan's life, and Scorsese's commentary on and off screen.