David Squires on… David Fincher’s Mank

Our resident cartoonist offers his take on the creation of one of most notorious screenplays ever written.

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David Squires

Published 13 Dec 2020

Tags: David Fincher David Squires Joseph L Mankiewicz Mank Orson Welles

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