Direction: Richard Schickel

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Sydney Pollack · Bill Irwin · Norman Lloyd · David Thomson

Synopsis American film historian and author Richard Schickel directs the documentary Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin. Schickel offers an exploration into Chaplin's life, from his childhood in London until his death in 1977. The film also contains insight...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Alfred Hitchcock · Cliff Robertson

Synopsis A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated fear of policemen, elaborates on the difference between shock and suspense, defines the meaning of "MacGuffin," and discusses his...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Clint Eastwood

Synopsis The colorful 85-year legacy of Warner Bros. is documented in this production, You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story, a presentation of American Masters. The five-hour film is a Lorac production in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment and premiered...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Martin Scorsese · Charles Scorsese · Catherine Scorsese

Synopsis Director Martin Scorsese discusses his life growing up in Manhattan and his filmmaking career.

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Ray Harryhausen · Ray Bradbury · Dennis Muren · George Lucas

Synopsis For over 30 years he brought aliens, dinosaurs and mythological creatures to life in such classic fantasy/sci-fi films as "20 Million Miles to Earth," "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," "Jason and the Argonauts," and "Clash of the Titans." Now Oscar-winning...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Howard Hawks · Lauren Bacall · Humphrey Bogart · Walter Brennan

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Tom Hanks · Stephen Ambrose · Russ Meyer · Walter Rosenblum

Synopsis From writer/producer/director Richard Schickel and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Richard Chamberlain · Gary Cooper · Wendell Corey

Synopsis Sally Field hosts this thorough documentary about actress Barbara Stanwyck. Highlights include Bola de fuego, Perdición and Voces de muerte.

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Clint Eastwood

Synopsis This 70-minute documentary on the life of landmark actor and director Clint Eastwood profiles the career of Eastwood from his early days as a Universal Studios contract player, through his legendary standing as both a superstar and an Oscar-winning director....

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Clint Eastwood · Morgan Freeman · Deborah Hopper

Synopsis Documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman with Clint Eastwood commenting on his film career as an actor, a director and a song writer. He reviews his long relationship with Warner Brothers studios and why he has always enjoyed working there. The...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Steven Spielberg

Synopsis Considered to be one of the most respected film critics in the country, as evidenced by his work with Time magazine, Richard Schickel is widely known for writing, producing and directing a number of documentaries about Hollywood and its most...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Mark Hamill · Steven Spielberg · George Lucas · Ridley Scott

Synopsis Directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Clint Eastwood · Gary Cooper · Ernest Hemingway · Sandra Shaw

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Woody Allen

Synopsis A series of interviews with Woody Allen interlaced with clips from his films.

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Pedro Almodóvar · Emmanuelle Béart · Willem Dafoe · Dino de Laurentiis

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Elia Kazan · Eli Wallach

Synopsis 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...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast King Vidor

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Walter Matthau · Bud Abbott · Lou Costello · Oliver Hardy

Synopsis A documentary hosted by Walter Matthau, which discussed and showed examples from cinematic comedy classics. Long portions of the documentary were devoted to the comedy teams of Abbot & Costello and Laurel & Hardy, and to the films of director...

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Frank Capra

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Clint Eastwood · Gene Hackman · Hal Holbrook · Henry Bumstead