Newly formed Alcon Television Group, the television division of Alcon Entertainment, and Frank Sinatra Enterprises are producing an as yet untitled documentary about the life and music of Frank Sinatra to premiere on HBO, it was announced by Sharon Hall, Alcon Television's President.
The four-hour mini-series documentary will be directed and produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, and the upcoming Focus Features theatrical documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks). Jeff Pollack will also serve as a producer. Executive producers are five-time Oscar nominated producer Frank Marshall (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, "The Bourne" franchise, Seabiscuit, Raiders of the Lost Ark), Nancy Sinatra and Charles Pignone, and Alcon's Hall, and Co-founders and Co-CEO's Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. The documentary event is an up close and personal examination of Sinatra, his life, his music and the legendary career that stands alone as unquestionably the most celebrated of the century. Never before seen footage, including industry and home movies, as well as private and professional performances, will be featured.Videos