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Explore the works of one of Hollywood's most renowned filmakers - the iconic Clint Eastwood.
Sommario
INTRODUCTION
THE MAGNIFICENT STRANGER
The early years (1930–1971)
THE DIRECTOR EMERGES
Play Misty for Me (1971),
Dirty Harry (scene) (1971),
High Plains Drifter (1973),
Breezy (1973),
The Eiger Sanction (1975)
WAY OUT WESTERN
The strange tale of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
MAXIMUM MINIMALISM
Ten great Clint Eastwood performances
AMERICAN STORYTELLER
The Gauntlet (1977),
Bronco Billy (1980),
Firefox (1982),
Honkytonk Man (1982),
Sudden Impact (1983)
THE MAYOR
Tightrope (uncredited) (1984),
Pale Rider (1985),
Heartbreak Ridge (1986),
Bird (1988),
White Hunter Black Heart (1990),
The Rookie (1990)
MAYOR OF CARMEL
The tale of Clint Eastwood’s brief foray into politics
THE LAST RIDE
The greatness of Unforgiven (1992)
THE INTREPID ICON
A Perfect World (1993),
The Bridges of Madison County (1995),
Absolute Power (1997),
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997),
True Crime (1999),
Space Cowboys (2000),
Blood Work (2002),
Mystic River (2003)
AMERICAN SOUL
The emotional triumph of Million Dollar Baby (2004)
COMPLETING CLINT
Rounding out a fifty-year career as filmmaker
HOLLYWOOD NOBILITY
Flags of Our Fathers (2006),
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006),
Changeling (2008),
Gran Torino (2008),
Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010)
THE UNQUENCHABLE FLAME
J. Edgar (2011), Jersey Boys (2014),
American Sniper (2014), Sully (2016),
The 15:17 to Paris (2018),
The Mule (2018), Richard Jewell (2019),
Cry Macho (2021)
SOURCES
Info autore
Ian Nathan, who lives and works in London, is one of the UK’s best-known film writers. He is the author of nine previous books, including
Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece,
Terminator Vault,
Tarantino, Tim Burton,
The Coen Brothers and
Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth. He is the former editor and executive editor of
Empire, the world’s biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He also regularly contributes to
The Times,
The Independent,
The Mail on Sunday,
Cahiers Du Cinema and the
Discovering Film documentary series on Sky Arts.
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Explore the works of one of Hollywood's most renowned filmakers - the iconic Clint Eastwood.
