

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023-02-24 · 53 min · ★ 7.7
A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.
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- Directors
- Maud Guillaumin
- Production companies
- ITV Studios France, ARTE GEIE
- Countries
- France, Germany
- Status
- Released
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Maud GuillauminSelf - Narrator (voice)
Stephen MachtSelf
Julian GloverSelf
Lawrence GutermanSelf
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