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Cannes 2022: Legendary director Rob Reiner talks about his first film ‘This is Spinal Tap’

By France24
20 May 2022   |   1:35 pm
He's the legendary director of "Stand By Me", "Misery", "When Harry Met Sally" and "A Few Good Men". Eve Jackson talks to Rob Reiner about having one of the longest, and most golden, runs in history with his first seven films becoming cult classics. The filmmaker is at the Cannes Film Festival as his very first movie "This is Spinal Tap" is being screened on the beach.

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