The Maestro (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Adam Cushman | 
| Written by | C.V. Herst | 
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| Cinematography | Colton Davie | 
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| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing | 
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Running time  | 94 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
The Maestro is a 2018 American historical drama directed, produced by Adam Cushman and David J. Phillips and written by C.V. Herst, the real-life son of the film's protagonist Jerry Herst. The film features Xander Berkeley as composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Los Angeles in the thirties after evading Mussolini's Italy. The Maestro premiered at the Heartland Film Festival in 2017. The film was acquired for distribution by Freestyle Releasing and had a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles.