Movie: Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Top 10 Billed Cast

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Narrator (voice)

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood

Self

Dina Eastwood
Dina Eastwood

Self - Wife / TV Journalist

Ruth Wood
Ruth Wood

Self - Mother

Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Self

James Garner
James Garner

Self

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman

Self

Rip Torn
Rip Torn

Self

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker

Self

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

Self

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    Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored via an array of film clips, interviews and more.

  • Release Date

    2000-09-27

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    7.1

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    English
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