Paul Newman: The Restless

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Jean Lauritano

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

11 June 2023

Ensemble

Cast

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  Paul Newman

  Self (archive footage)

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  Roddy McDowall

  Self (archive footage)

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  Dick Cavett

  Self (archive footage)

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  Jane Fonda

  Self (archive footage)

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  Natalie Wood

  Self (archive footage)

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  Sidney Lumet

  Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

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  Lauren Bacall

  Self (archive footage)

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  Elizabeth Taylor

  Self (archive footage)

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  Joshua Logan

  Self (archive footage)

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  James Dean

  Self (archive footage)

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  Sidney Poitier

  Self (archive footage)

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  Burt Lancaster

  Self (archive footage)