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Communication with Leone was minimal and that is exactly what worked. Eastwoods approach to this taciturn killer, all growls, squints and swift draws on a cheroot that made him nauseous, now a tidy witticism Dont just do something, stand thereI was a big fan of John Ford, and Sergio was too, but his approach was so different he had no restrictions, hed kind of go off and do what he wanted even if it was somewhat satirical. The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Catapulted to international prominence by Sergio Leones Spaghetti Westerns, Clint Eastwood leapt from TV lead to worldclass movie star. Then with Dirty. It was certainly different from me. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is undoutedly the highpoint of their mysterious bonding contained within its wild, swaggering style, is a sad cry against the cost of war, with Spains Almeria standing in for a desert state in Civil War USA. Hes never been one for the long haul of production it was long, ten weeks on that one but still, the result is a gleaming pleasure that enthrals generation after generation. I think everybody likes to delve into them, says Eastwood, who wriggled free of the terse killer when Leone came calling for Once Upon A Time In The West. I remember when I was doing White Hunter Black Heart in Africa, he laughs. We had all these British actors, and almost every actor said, Hell, I would like to do a Western with you. I grew up on those Spaghetti Westerns. Where Eagles Dare. Brian G. HuttonMy agent felt it would be a great idea to pair up with an actor senior to me, starts Eastwood as mystified by the ways of agents as anyone. Movie%20-%20English/Thang%201-2015/12-01/TheOutlawJoseyWales1976_zpsf3f8e739.jpg' alt='Watch The Outlaw Josey Wales Online' title='Watch The Outlaw Josey Wales Online' />In this case it was Richard Burton. Based on an Alistair Mac. 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So began one of the pivotal relationships of Eastwoods career his friendship and fertile creative partnership with director Don Siegel. I ended up liking him very much, but we had to piece that script together. Coogans Bluff is a key movie in the evolution of Eastwoods star image, catching him halfway between Western bounty hunter and off the leash policeman, this also offers a parallel with Midnight Cowboy as the straight looking, stetson hatted hero is treated as a joke by kooks, deadbeats and freaks who sneer at his John Wayne values, prehistoric sexual attitudes and faintly camp boots. Watch Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo Streaming'>Watch Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo Streaming. Its an unusual film in that its out of love with its hero, who comes over as a callous, self centered, unnecessarily brutal bastard, though, by the fade out, Coogan has softened his dead right values enough to show some sympathy for his battered captive. The cowboy cop out of water theme was reprised in the Dennis Weaver TV series Mc. Cloud, but Eastwood and Siegel were headed for Dirty Harry. We argued once in a while, but most of the time we got on pretty well, says Eastwood of the director. Wed sit and bounce ideas off each other. He was a terrific guy and an efficient director and I learned a lot of my efficiency from him. He didnt monkey around much. Paint Your Wagon. Joshua LoganI was crazy enough to try anything, says Eastwood of his one and only venture into the world of the musical as of yet. Ive always been interested in music, my father was a singer and I had some knowledge of it. Although what I was doing in that picture was not singing. What I was doing in that picture was not singing. It was more talking in a singsongy way as the tunes by Alan Jay Lerner glided through the air. Mind you, co star Lee Marvin reduced the idea of singing to a basso rumble more akin to Whale song that the Broadway from whence the whole gold prospecting love triangle nonsense came. Even though the filter of a western, and without the assistance of an orang utan, it could be the craziest thing he has ever done. Watch The Outlaw Josey Wales Online For Free' title='Watch The Outlaw Josey Wales Online For Free' />As the script went through innumerable rewrites away from the darker story it originally featured an inter ethnic romance that had initially attracted him, Eastwood nearly bailed. I was away shooting Where Eagles Dare, and they flew over Alan Jay Lerner and director Joshua Logan and talked me back, he sighs, nearly 4. It was much lighter, it just didnt have the dynamics that the original script did. And that was another long shoot. Beset with production problems, the film took six months to finish and went wildly over budget. Kryptonite to Eastwood That was not as pleasant an experience as I was used to, he growls. Kellys Heroes. 19. Brian G. HuttonThat script had a lot of the depth to it, sadly a lot of that was taken out in favour of entertainment. Eastwoods second movie with Brian G. Hutton, after Where Eagles Dare, may also be set in WWII but is a different beast entirely. Its a goofy caper movie in which a squad of American troops, with the oddball energy of the Animal House frat significantly John Landis was an assistant on set, track down a stash Nazi gold on behalf of themselves. Its the Three Kings of its day, with Eastwood reduced to playing straight man as the likes of Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas cut loose. Satirical and amoral, it had the spirit of the 7. MASH was released in the same year and feels as much a reflection of Vietnam than the war in Europe. And it was a blast to make. 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