Paul Newman: The Restless

Overview

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.

Cast

Paul Newman

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Roddy McDowall

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Dick Cavett

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Jane Fonda

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Natalie Wood

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Lauren Bacall

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Elizabeth Taylor

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Joshua Logan

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James Dean

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Sidney Poitier

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Burt Lancaster

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Rita Moreno

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