Richard Schickel Movies

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

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

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

A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.

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...

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

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...

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...

An account of the life and work of US filmmaker Woody Allen as told by himself.

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

A history of horror movies.

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...

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

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...

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

A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his films and many clips from his best-known...

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."

A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion".

Documentary about the efforts to reconstruct Sam Fuller's The Big Red One closer to the film Fuller had originally envisioned.

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).