Movies: Clint Eastwood

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

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time....

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are stil...

This short documentary explores just how the film Pumping Iron revolutionized the fitness industry and created an international icon in Arnold Schwarzenegger. It also touches on what Hollywood's idea of an action star was and is....

An homage to Clint Eastwood, one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, as well as a film director, composer, and producer....

An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience....

A plane is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A young American boy is later befriended by a fisherman's son, with the two setting off on an unintended journey across the country....

Behind the scenes during the filming of 1969's 'Paint Your Wagon'...

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius....

Some people become icons, but rarely does someone emerge who becomes the inspiration for generations to come. This is the story of dreams , of passion and belief that Anything is Possible. This is the Story of the 'Godfather of Fitness', Jack LaLanne...

Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films....

A behind-the-scenes look at the difficulties of shooting a movie on location in the Austrian Alps....

The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescu...

German Documentary on Clint Eastwood...

The beginnings, development and decline of so-called spaghetti-western genre; with clips, interviews and opinions of producers, actors and directors. A nostalgic look at those movies that are still in the taste of many....

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Inspired by the idea that the greatest gift one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, 'Wisdom' seeks to create a record of a group of people over the age of 65 who have all made their mark on the world....

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven....

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 Siegel. He then asked Lew R. Wasserman, a Universal executive, if he could direct a story called "Play Mist...

Short featurette showcasing Clint Eastwood, film historian and critic Richard Schickel and producer Robert Daley, who speak about Eastwood’s work as an actor, as well as other characters he portrayed at that time....