Don Siegel

...began a long friendship. Kaminsky taught in the new film program at Northwestern and published biographical studies of Siegel and Clint Eastwood, as well as a groundbreaking study, American Film Genres (1974). He edited a critical study of...

In this article: Northwestern University, Stuart Kaminsky, Charlton Heston, and Once Upon a Time in America

...whom Eastwood worked periodically until the end of Siegel's career. In 1971, Siegel gave Eastwood his second most famous role, as the title character of Dirty Harry. Though four sequels dulled the original's impact, Dirty Harry remains...

In this article: Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Sergio Leone, Philip Kaufman, The Shawshank Redemption, Man with No Name, Harry Callahan, Yojimbo, and Wolfgang Petersen

...an Oscar for best director, as well as Best Picture. Leone was one of the two directors whom Eastwood dedicated his award to, the other was Don Siegel who directed Eastwood in Dirty Harry. The script was written by Leone, Luca Morsella, and...

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...said Jane. "Clint Eastwood talked to Mel for a long time and told Mel that he was really nervous and he called Don Siegel, who had directed Clint in a bunch of movies, and Don told Clint, 'Don't sell yourself short. Spend as much time...

In this article: Thomas Jane, Dark Country, Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, He Walked by Night, David Lynch, Ron Perlman, Grind House, and Lauren German

...-- and evolves them a little further," Lorenz says. Eastwood didn't direct "Dirty Harry," but he was a powerful enough star at the time to pick Don Siegel for the job. In the realm of genre entertainment, the series makes for...

In this article: Clint Eastwood, Warner Bros., Scarlett Johansson, Tom Cruise, Heisman Trophy, Matthew Perry, World War II, James Bond, Changeling, and Angels & Demons

...just bullshit," says Eastwood. But Ol' Blue Eyes' loss was Young Blue Eyes' gain. Eastwood brought director/collaborator Don Siegel to the project. And, courtesy of a much misquoted line - "You've got to ask yourself one question: do I...

In this article: Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee, Dirty Harry, Dirty Harry, Changeling, Sergio Leone, John McCain, Flags of Our Fathers, Ronald Reagan, and Nelson Mandela

The Beguiled The Beguiled (1971 ) is a drama film directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 Southern Gothic novel written by Thomas Cullinan, originally...

In this article: Clint Eastwood, The Beguiled, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Suicide, American Civil War, Changeling, and Albert Maltz

...inspired many movies, novels, television and more. Dirty Harry directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood, was filmed in San Francisco and released on December 23, 1971. In the movie, which is very loosely based on the Zodiac...

In this article: Zodiac, Zodiac Killer, San Francisco, Robert Graysmith, Ulli Lommel, Balzac, Laurie Bird, Dirty Harry, and The Exorcist III

...directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The film was influenced by the work of Eastwood's two major collaborators Sergio Leone and Don Siegel (Eastwood has noted that the graveyard set featured in the film's finale had tombstones reading...

In this article: High Plains Drifter, Lago, Clint Eastwood, Ernest Tidyman, and Sergio Leone