An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.

Michael Mcdermott
as Self - Photojournalist

A. E. Hotchner
as Self - Writer

Jean Miller
as Self - Salinger's Friend

Gore Vidal
as Self - Writer

Tom Wolfe
as Self - Writer

John Guare
as Self - Playwright

Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Self - Actor

Martin Sheen
as Self - Actor

Harvey Jason
as Self - Rare Bookseller

Paul Alexander
as Self - Salinger's Biographer