The Czar of Noir: Eddie Muller Steps From the Shadows(2010)

He watches. He writes. He rescues.

The Czar of Noir: Eddie Muller Steps From the Shadows is a documentary that traces the evolution of noir in American cinema while charting one man's lifelong passion for the genre. Eddie Muller, a leading noir historian and author, was first drawn into this shadowy world by his father, a San Francisco journalist who covered boxing. Muller has since written five non-fiction books exploring noir's history and penned the bestselling autobiography of actor Tab Hunter. The film weaves together cinema history with Muller's personal journey, revealing how a chance introduction shaped a career devoted to preserving and celebrating one of cinema's most influential movements.