Desc: Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey: Directed by Richard Schickel. With Elia Kazan, Eli Wallach. Elia Kazan was one of the greatest Hollywood and Broadway directors. A three-time Academy Award winner, five-time Tony Award winner and winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes, he was also one of the most controversial, respected and reviled men ever to work in film.