Richard Schickel Movies

Career overview of Hollywood director "Wild Bill" Wellman,

Tribute to film director Vincente Minnelli by his daughter Liza.

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...

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

Making-of documentary for Sergio Leone's landmark spaghetti western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."

This documentary on the life and work of Academy award-winning director Elia Kazan highlights his colorful life on Broadway and in film, which is...

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George...

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

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

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

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

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...

Presents testimony from Patricia King Hanson and Richard Schickel and archival input from cinematographer John Alton.

From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red...

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

Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.

Two film historians examine the Warner Bros. crime drama, Illegal (1955).

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

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder