Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods retailer who despises him and a Catholic mother who adores him, driven by self-doubt and an inherited need for approval from his childhood, he has worked throughout his fifty-year career to break the image of the pretty boy. He made his first experiences in the famous Actors Studio. The breakthrough as a screen star came in 1958 with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". From then on he preferred characters on the edge of the American dream. With archive images and film excerpts, the documentary paints a portrait of a socio-politically committed man with many facets and also pays tribute to the role of his wife Joanne Woodward.
Director: Jean Lauritano
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Paul Newman as Self |
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Roddy McDowall as Self |
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Dick Cavett as Self |
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Jane Fonda as Self |
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Natalie Wood as Self |
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Lauren Bacall as Self |
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Elizabeth Taylor as Self |
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Joshua Logan as Self |
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James Dean as Self |
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Sidney Poitier as Self |
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Burt Lancaster as Self |
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Rita Moreno as Self |
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Joanne Woodward as Self |
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Robert Redford as Self |
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Tanya Blumstein as Narrator |
| Editing | Tess Gomet | Editor |
| Sound | Philippe Charriot | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Jean Lauritano | Writer |
| Production | Bruno Deloye | Associate Producer |
| Production | Olivier Nicklaus | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Khamdamov | Co-Producer |
| Production | David Berdah | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Charriot | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Jean Lauritano | Director |