What is the most important person in a movie?

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Originally Posted by Jeritron In old Hollywood, producers had all the control. Since the 70s, that has changed.

I would say control went back to studios/producers in the 80s.

I think they are all equally important, Paddy Chayefsky's scripts wouldn't seem nearly as good if amateurs had the parts over Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway.

Citizen Kane is well written but it wouldn't be the masterpiece it is if someone other than Orson Welles was behind the camera.

James Cameron was responsible for making Terminator 2 visually stunning, but it's solid script is what puts it above most other action movies.
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