Portrait of Richard Schickel

Directing

Richard Schickel

Career

Active from 1973 to 2013, busiest in 1973 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Schickel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Tension
    3.9, average 5.9
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Behind-the-Scenes 6
  • Film History 4
  • Documentary 3
  • Hollywood History 3
  • Historical Context 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Director's Vision 2
  • Filmmaking Process 2
  • Warner Bros. History 2
  • Educational 2
  • Retrospective 2
  • Biographical Documentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 64
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

The Eastwood Factor
The Eastwood Factor (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 71
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access (2007)

Director

Spielberg on Spielberg
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Writer

The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'
The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' (2005)

Director, Executive Producer

Scorsese on Scorsese
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Director

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

Writer, Director

Eastwood... A Star
Eastwood... A Star (2002)

Director

Woody Allen: A Life in Film
Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)

Director

Shooting War
Shooting War (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 72
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Eastwood on Eastwood
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

The Harryhausen Chronicles
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Secret Lives
Secret Lives (1995)

TV show

Hollywood on Hollywood
Hollywood on Hollywood (1993)

Director, Writer

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992)

Director

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)

Director, Producer

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer, Director

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 75
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente
Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (1987)

Writer, Director

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Producer

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981)

Screenplay, Director

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Writer

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 71
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

Director, Writer

The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

D.W. Griffith: An American Genius
D.W. Griffith: An American Genius (1975)

Writer

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor
The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (1973)

Director

The Men who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman
The Men who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973)

Director