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.
Created byRichard Schickel
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- November 4, 1973
- Last aired
- July 2, 2002
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Cliff Robertson
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Created by
- Richard Schickel
- Written by
- Richard Schickel
- Produced by
- Richard Schickel
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