John Frederick Milius is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures. He was one of the writers for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion, Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn. He wrote a number of iconic film lines such as "Charlie don't surf" and "I love the smell ...
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The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.
The story of Conan the Cimmerian, from Robert E. Howard's pulp fiction anti-hero to pop culture icon.
Documentary about Raoul Walsh
The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.
Steven Spielberg takes us behind the cameras for the making of a classic movie.
Documentary about American gangster movies.
Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.
An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.
An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and John Badham.
Follow Eastwood's career from television star to matinee idol to Oscar-winning director in this wide-ranging documentary.
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