Richard Schickel Movies

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."

How the play was adapted to Film

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

Short featurette showcasing Clint Eastwood, film historian and critic Richard Schickel and producer Robert Daley, who speak about Eastwood’s...

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

A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.

This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 1972 audio conversation between Hawks and Peter...

Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as...

A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated...

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

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

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick.

In this AMC one-hour special, hosted by actor/director Ron Howard and produced by Time Magazine critic Richard Schickel, Hollywood looks at itself in...

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...

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

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

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).