Richard Schickel Movies

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...

Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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

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

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

An hour documentary on the history of Bond for the 25th anniversary of the film series.

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...

This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...

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

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...

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

From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red...

A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the...

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

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

A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his films and many clips from his best-known...

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

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

In this AMC one-hour special, hosted by actor/director Ron Howard and produced by Time Magazine critic Richard Schickel, Hollywood looks at itself in...

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."