Paul Newman: The Restless

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

Paul Newman

as Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee (archive footage)

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Joshua Logan

Joshua Logan

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

as Self (archive footage)

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

as Self (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

as Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

as Self (archive footage)

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