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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

September 27, 2000 (GB)

1h 27m

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...

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