Richard Schickel Movies

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...

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

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

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

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...

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

How the play was adapted to Film

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...

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

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

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

A history of horror movies.

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

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

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

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

Documentary about film.

Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.

A look at Alfred Hitchcock's films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here, shares stories including his deep-seated...

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