Richard Schickel Movies

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

How the play was adapted to Film

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

Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway

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

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

Martin Scorsese discusses his personal background and his filmography as they relate to each other.

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that...

An original documentary featuring an exclusive interview with Ron Howard, who recounts his remarkable career from child star to Oscar-winning...

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors, this episode interviews the creative mind behind "My...

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...

Documentary about film.

explores the production of the film with interviews with those involved. The historical significance is similarly discussed. Includes interviews with...

The story of American film criticism.

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 on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.