The Men Who Made the Movies
1973•1 Seasons•9 Episodes•Ended
Documentary
Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid interviews and film clips, the series reviews the careers of Raoul Walsh, Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, George Cukor, William A. Wellman, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincente Minnelli.
Creator
Richard Schickel
Network
PBS, Turner Classic Movies
Origin
US
Cast
Cliff Robertson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes
Recommended
6.7
Biography
1987
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
8.1
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
7.8
Prop Culture
2020
7.1
History 101
2020
7.1
The Last Movie Stars
2022
7
American Masters
1986
7.5
Baseball
1994
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
7.5
MegaStructures
2004
8.2
Mind Field
2017
7.3
The Movies That Made Us
2019
8
Top Gear
1978
6.5
American Experience
1988
8.3
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024
6.6
The Movies
2019
7.4
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy
2023
7.5
How Do They Do It?
2006
7.2
Cursed Films
2020
7.2
The New York Times Presents
2020
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