Clint Eastwood

An authorized and authoritative exploration of Clint Eastwood's innovative and influential approach to filmmaking, filled with fresh images and covering his entire career.; The book as been created with the full cooperation of Eastwood himself, his production company Malpaso Productions, Warner Brothers and Technicolour. All will work to help make it a success.; Eastwood and many of his collaborates have been interviewed for the book including not only his long time cinematographers, editors and production designers, but also his actors, including Matt Damon, Leonardo di Caprio, Gene Hackman, Hilary Swank, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman and Ken Watanabe.; Clint Eastwood is not only one of the most successful directors in the world, but also a Hollywood legend. Anticipation is rising for J. Edgar.

Four-time Academy Award recipient Clint Eastwood is one of the most renowned film directors in the world. This authorized volume offers a revealing in-depth exploration of his influential filmmaking methods, comprehensively illustrated with unit photography, key art, production design sketches, and film frames. Covering all of Eastwood’s 32 films, including The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, and Letters from Iwo Jima, the book is a full-career retrospective. To portray the maverick behind the camera, author Michael Goldman interviewed Eastwood; his longtime crew of award-winning cinematographers, editors, and production designers; and many celebrated actors, including Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gene Hackman, Sean Penn, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, and Forest Whitaker. Praise for Clint Eastwood: “A comprehensive, and often surprising, biography of collaborative craft rarely found in books of this kind.” —Studio Daily