WarnerMedia Celebrates 50 Years with Clint Eastwood

Tough guy. Western star. Oscar winner. Few artists in film history cast a longer shadow than Clint Eastwood.  As he enters his eighth decade in the movies, WarnerMedia and Warner Bros. are celebrating the cinematic icon – actor, producer, director, master filmmaker – with a series of initiatives covering the entire breadth of Eastwood’s remarkable career, including a nine-episode docuseries, an HBO Max spotlight page, a curated exhibit of props and costumes spanning his 50-year association with Warner Bros., a theatrical re-release of select Eastwood films, and Clint Eastwood programming on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).  2021 marks the 50th year of his partnership with Warner Bros. (“Dirty Harry”).

Eastwood’s most recent film, the uplifting and poignant drama “Cry Macho,” was released theatrically and on HBO Max on September 17. 

  • From September 9 through October 31, HBO Max will launch a Spotlight page featuring select Clint Eastwood films, including the recently-released “Cry Macho,” and seven episodes of the Clint Eastwood – A Cinematic Legacy docuseries.

From October 6 through November 29, WarnerMedia will launch Clint Eastwood – A Cinematic Legacy in Dallas, TX., an exhibition of props and costumes from 50 years of filmmaking at Warner Bros. along with memorabilia from Clint Eastwood’s personal collection.  Items include the Gran Torino car from the 2008 film “Gran Torino,” boxing gloves from 2004’s “Million Dollar Baby,” Bradley Cooper’s costume from 2014’s “American Sniper,” the saxophone from 1988’s “Bird,” Clint Eastwood’s director’s chair, and much more.  The exhibition runs from October 6 until November 29 at the AT&T Global Headquarters Showcase located at 208 S. Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202.

  • On October 16 and October 23, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air Clint Eastwood programming including feature films and 2 episodes of the docuseries per night.
  • This fall, CNN will feature editorial content highlighting Eastwood’s illustrious career and the docuseries.
  • This fall in select theaters, Warner Bros. will re-release six of Clint Eastwood’s classic films theatrically, each one paired with an episode from the docuseries that highlights the feature film.  The films include “American Sniper,” “Gran Torino,” “Dirty Harry,” “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” “Unforgiven” and “The Bridges of Madison County.”
  • On November 5, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release Clint Eastwood – A Cinematic Legacy, a nine-episode docuseries exploring Eastwood’s 50 years of filmmaking at Warner Bros. 
  • Episode 1 –      “A Director’s Vision”
  • Episode 2 –      “The Heart of a Hero”
  • Episode 3 –      “Witness to History”
  • Episode 4 –      “Reinventing the Western”
  • Episode 5 –      “An Actor’s Director”
  • Episode 6 –      “No Holds Barred”
  • Episode 7 –      “Fighting for Justice”
  • Episode 8 –      “Courage Under Fire”
  • Episode 9 –      “Triple Threat”

The Clint Eastwood – A Cinematic Legacy docuseries will be available digitally where you purchase digital movies and will also be available in select Blu-ray collections, including:

  • Clint Eastwood 50th MGM 4-Film Collection (“A Fistful of Dollars,” “For a Few Dollars More,” “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” “Hang ‘Em High”)
  • Clint Eastwood 50th 5-Film Collection (“Dirty Harry,” “Magnum Force,” “The Enforcer,” “Sudden Impact,” “The Dead Pool”)
  • Clint Eastwood 50th 4-Film Collection (“The Mule,” “Gran Torino,” “American Sniper,” “Sully”)
  • Clint Eastwood 50th 2-Film Collection (“The Outlaw Josey Wales,” “Pale Rider”)
  • Clint Eastwood 50th 10-Film Collection (“Kelly’s Heroes,” “Where Eagles Dare,” “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” “Pale Rider,” “Heartbreak Ridge,” Unforgiven,” “Dirty Harry,” “City Heat,” “Gran Torino,” “American Sniper”) 
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