Montgomery Clift
Edward Montgomery “Monty” Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor of the Golden Age, known for often playing sensitive or conflicted outcast characters with realistic emotional depth and anxieties. Clift, Marlon Brando and James Dean are the trio typically associated with the new wave of film acting, with Clift being the oldest and first to make his stage and screen debuts. Starting at age 14, he was a breakout talent on Broadway throughout 1935-1945. He finally accepted one of many Hollywood offers: starring in the Western “Red River” which was filmed in 1946 but delayed release for 2 years. Fred Zinnemann’s “The Search” preceded “Red River” as his first film in 1948 and first Academy Award nomination. Clift’s next major films were “The Heiress” (1949) and “A Place in the Sun” (1951), cementing his romantic lead status. At the time, audiences had rarely seen a type of masculinity softened with Clift’s vulnerability. Hollywood had also never seen a young actor control his career and instant stardom the way Clift did in the late 1940’s: notoriously selective, refusing the standard seven-year studio contracts and rewriting scripts to preserve his artistic freedom. In 1953, Zinnemann again directed Clift to an Academy Award nomination in war drama “From Here to Eternity.” After suffering a near-fatal car accident during “Raintree County” (1957) he starred in acclaimed 1960’s films "Wild River,” "The Misfits” and “Judgment at Nuremberg” for which he earned a fourth and final Academy Award nomination for his 12-minute scene. Despite a 4-year hiatus and mounting health problems, Clift was eager to make a comeback in "Reflections in a Golden Eye,” secured by the insurance and insistence of co-star Elizabeth Taylor, but he tragically died of a heart attack at the age of 45 just weeks before shooting began.
I Confess
as Fr. Michael William LoganUnable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve...
Movie pageRed River
as Matthew GarthHeadstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful...
Movie pageFrom Here to Eternity
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' PrewittIn 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his...
Movie pageThe Misfits
as Perce HowlandWhile filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging...
Movie pageSuddenly, Last Summer
as Dr. CukrowiczThe only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine....
Movie pageJudgment at Nuremberg
as Rudolph PetersenIn 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military...
Movie pageThe Young Lions
as Noah AckermanThe lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
Movie pageA Place in the Sun
as George EastmanAn ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's...
Movie pageThe Search
as Ralph StevensonIn postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is...
Movie pageRaintree County
as John Wickliff ShawnessyIn 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is...
Movie pageThe Heiress
as Morris TownsendDull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New...
Movie pageFreud: The Secret Passion
as Sigmund FreudAn examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients...
Movie pageListen to Me Marlon
as Self (archive footage)With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including...
Movie pageThe Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...
Movie pageIndiscretion of an American Wife
as Giovanni DoriaWhile on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an...
Movie pageWild River
as Chuck GloverA young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the...
Movie pageMarlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical...
Movie pageGeorge Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (archive footage)Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
Movie pageHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a...
Movie pageLonelyhearts
as Adam WhiteBurdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does...
Movie pageRat Pack
as Self (archive footage)In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public....
Movie pageThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift...
Movie pageThe Defector
as Professor James BowerAn American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a...
Movie pageTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi...
Movie pageThe Big Lift
as Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCulloughThe Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two NCOs.
Movie pageMontgomery Clift
as Self (archive footage)A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with...
Movie pageMaking Montgomery Clift
as Self (archive footage)Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift’s legacy has long been a story of tragedy and...
Movie pageThe Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing...
Movie pageEdith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for...
Movie pageSir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of...
Movie pageMaking 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)A behind-the-scenes and in-depth look at the making of John Huston's The Misfits (1961).
Movie pageHitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
as Self (archive footage)Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.
Movie pageOperation Raintree
as SelfMGM short that looks at the behind the scenes production of Raintree County.
Movie pageGeorge Stevens and His Place In The Sun
as Self (archive footage)This short documentary takes a look at director George Stevens' making of the classic 1951 film...
Movie pageMontgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
as Self (archive footage)One of Hollywood's brightest stars is eclipsed by drink, drugs and self-doubt.
Movie pageWhat's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
TV Show pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageThe David Susskind Show
as SelfThe David Susskind Show is an American television talk show hosted by David Susskind. The...
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