Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (27 Sep. 2000)

Documentary that explores actor/director Clint Eastwood and his art by juxtaposing each major stage in his life with a corresponding stage in the thematic development of his work. Clint ... See full summary »

Director:

Bruce Ricker

Writer:

Dave Kehr

Stars:

Morgan Freeman, Richard Burton, Joel Cox

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Morgan Freeman	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Burton	...	Himself - Actor (archive footage)
Joel Cox	...	Himself - Film Editor
Clint Eastwood	...	Himself
Dina Eastwood	...	Herself - Wife / TV Journalist (as Dina Ruiz Eastwood)
James Garner	...	Himself - Actor
William Goldman	...	Himself - Screenwriter / Novelist
Jack N. Green	...	Himself - Director of Photography
Gene Hackman	...	Himself - Actor
Curtis Hanson	...	Himself - Director
Nat Hentoff	...	Himself - Writer
Phyllis Huffman	...	Herself - Casting Director
Joe Hyams	...	Himself - Senior V.P. Publicity Warner Bros.
Dani Janssen	...	Herself - Actor
Pauline Kael	...	Herself - Film Critic (archive footage)

Storyline

Documentary that explores actor/director Clint Eastwood and his art by juxtaposing each major stage in his life with a corresponding stage in the thematic development of his work. Clint Eastwood tells his own story, from his childhood in Depression-era Northern California, to life in the stratosphere of fame and fortune. He's torn up the wild West, patrolled the mean streets of San Francisco, and even gone into outer space. Follow the on-screen and off-screen life of the Oscar-winning film icon in this retrospective PBS "American Masters" 2000 documentary filled with film clips, archival material and interviews. Clint's "Unforgiven" co-star Morgan Freeman narrates.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rhapsody Films, WNET Channel 13 New York, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

doesn't get too personal, just the facts on his long career, great clips

This isn't a biography of one of the big icons, never mind movie stars, of the past forty or so years, Clint Eastwood. But it is a perfect (if maybe just slightly short) take on his career as a whole, how he practically fell into acting, and how he has crafted the kind of niche most actors only wish they could attain. He is also shown as a consummate professional as a director, and a lover of jazz. It's really just what it appears to be, a retrospective, but it is one that goes to just that right adulatory rate. The many interviews talk of Clint's star presence, his ambiguity and quiet-side, and how he probably makes for the most lean-moviemaker ever (not in the physical sense necessarily, just in how his films go). I also really enjoyed seeing them go into depth on the films Bird and Unforgiven, as well as giving both sides to the Dirty Harry issue. And Eastwood himself speaks without any pretense, he just speaks his mind on the facts of his career and of the films, no BS (especially when talking of the good and bad of the Sergio Leone films, plus the influence of Don Siegel). Fans should seek it out if they can, either on DVD or on TV by chance. It only goes to, obviously, 2000, and two of his best films have been made since then (with more time to come for others perhaps).