Richard Schickel Movies

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

Documentary about film.

The spectacular CBS special! Shirley Temple Black hosts the festivities as 50 of today's top stars count down the 50 greatest screen legends of all...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Wrong Man."

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

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

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

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...

Career overview of Hollywood legend Frank Capra by Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel.

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

Career overview of Hollywood director "Wild Bill" Wellman,