Richard Schickel Movies

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

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

For 35 years Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros. home. In The Eastwood Factor, film historian Richard Schickel ventures beyond Eastwood’s...

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

Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

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

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

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

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending...

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

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...