Richard Schickel
Also Known As: Richard Warren Schickel
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: February 10, 1933
Age: 92 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 18, 2017
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Hawks on Hawks
Overview: This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 1972 audio conversation between Hawks and Peter Bogdanovich, as well as a 1973 interview of Hawks with Richard Schickel, wherein the director reminisces about casting "His Girl Friday" (1940) and the changes from the original source material.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-10
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Censorship and Desire
Overview: Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-02
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Illegal: Marked for Life
Overview: Two film historians examine the Warner Bros. crime drama, Illegal (1955).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-31
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The Beguiled, Misty, Don & Clint
Overview: Short featurette showcasing Clint Eastwood, film historian and critic Richard Schickel and producer Robert Daley, who speak about Eastwood’s work as an actor, as well as other characters he portrayed at that time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Overview: Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-27
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
Overview: An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-20
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On Cukor
Overview: Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and interviews with his friends and colleagues to provide a picture of the director’s unique accomplishments and to trace the arc of his career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-22
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Overview: A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-05
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Overview: The story of American film criticism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-01
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Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Overview: A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks
Overview: Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-31
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Crime Wave: The City Is Dark
Overview: Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-31
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Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly
Overview: A look at the relationship and chemistry of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on and off screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-24
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Overview: Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored via an array of film clips, interviews and more.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-27
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BRATS
Overview: In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. However, when the New York magazine cover story in 1985 dubs them the Brat Pack, stars in the making suddenly find themselves losing control over the trajectory of their careers. Now, almost forty years later, McCarthy looks to reconnect with peers and co-stars so that together they can reflect on their respective legacies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-07
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A Man Named Brando
Overview: Documentary short on Marlon Brando included in the DVD extras of The Streetcar Named Desire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-02
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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Overview: A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-04
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Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Overview: A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Overview: 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 African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-23
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Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Overview: Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Hitchcock and Dial M
Overview: A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-31
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Contender: Mastering the Method
Overview: An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the 1954 film "On the Waterfront".
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-23
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Overview: With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-02
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Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Overview: Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Wrong Man."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
Overview: Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-14
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
Overview: Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-14
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Ask the Dust
Overview: Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-02
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Leone's West
Overview: Making-of documentary for Sergio Leone's landmark spaghetti western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-07
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Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
Overview: Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
Overview: The making of Quo Vadis (1951).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-11
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Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'
Overview: 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 Siegel. He then asked Lew R. Wasserman, a Universal executive, if he could direct a story called "Play Misty For Me." Lew said yes but that he wouldn't be paid as the director. Clint agreed and began to locate the cast and crew he desired.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-18
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Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
Overview: Documentary about film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Frank Capra's American Dream
Overview: A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Overview: This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black and Ellen Burstyn, among others, reminiscing about the making of the groundbreaking films of BBS Productions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-23
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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Overview: Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-23
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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Overview: Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-03
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The Craft of Dirty Harry
Overview: A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-03
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East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-31
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A Streetcar in Hollywood
Overview: How the play was adapted to Film
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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A Streetcar on Broadway
Overview: Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard
Overview: Presents testimony from Patricia King Hanson and Richard Schickel and archival input from cinematographer John Alton.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-31
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The Making of Ryan's Daughter
Overview: Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as well as the critical reaction to it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-02
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Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie
Overview: Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-31
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The Fred Astaire Songbook
Overview: A loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-08
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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Overview: An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and John Badham.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-23
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The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
Overview: Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-12
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Fog City Mavericks
Overview: Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-24
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Shadows of Suspense
Overview: A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-22
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Overview: Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-02
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The Hustler: The Inside Story
Overview: A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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