Richard Schickel Movies

In 1972 and '73, film critic Richard Schickel made an 8-part series for American public television: 'The Men Who Made the Movies'. Each episode...

A look back at Clint Eastwood's career from the release of Unforgiven (1992)

A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved.

Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

During the filming of Ragtime, the 81-year old Cagney talks about his career. Cagney tells us about becoming a dancer and meeting his wife, his route...

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

An original documentary featuring an exclusive interview with Ron Howard, who recounts his remarkable career from child star to Oscar-winning...

Hosted by Clint Eastwood, Hollywood Remembers: Gary Cooper -- American Life, American Legend is a biographical portrait of the life and times of...

In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors, this episode interviews the creative mind behind "My...

An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the 1954 film "On the...

Autobiography of Clint Eastwood up to his movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."

Clint Eastwood tells us how he yearned to be a director from the time he was on "Rawhide" to finally obtaining the approval of his mentor, Don...

Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

Documentary about film.

Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that...

Documentary short on Marlon Brando included in the DVD extras of The Streetcar Named Desire.

Film critic Richard Schickel interviews Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg about his craft, his body of work and the movie business.

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).

Career overview of Hollywood director "Wild Bill" Wellman,