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'Life Itself': An Unflinching Documentary Of Roger Ebert's Life And Death

Published January 2, 2015 at 1:12 PM PST
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In late 2012, filmmaker Steve James and Roger Ebert began talking about filming a documentary based on Ebert's memoir. Ebert's wife, Chaz, agreed. They didn't know that he would die within months.

Originally broadcast July 3, 2014.

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