Richard Schickel Movies

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced,...

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real...

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

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

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home...

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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...

This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black...

A loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.

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

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...

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

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

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)