INTRODUCTION 1. THE UNLIKELY SUPERSTAR (1930-1971) The early years and how they informed the director to come. Including: acting school, Rawhide (directing elements), the influences of Sergio and Don 2. THE DIRECTOR EMERGES (1971-1975) Play Misty For Me (1971), Dirty Harry (scenes) (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973), Breezy (1973), The Eiger Sanction (1975) 3. FOCUS: A NEW KIND OF WESTERN (1976) The story of The Outlaw Josey Wales 4. AMERICAN STORYTELLER (1977-1983) The Gauntlet (1977), Bronco Billy (1980), Firefox (1982), Honkytonk Man (1982), Sudden Impact (1983) 5. THE MAYOR (1984-1990) Tightrope (uncredited) (1984), Pale Rider (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Bird (1988), White Hunter Black Heart (1990), The Rookie (1990) 6. FOCUS: THE LAST RIDE (1992) The greatness of Unforgiven 7.

THE ICON (1993-2003) A Perfect World (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Absolute Power (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), True Crime (1998), Space Cowboys (1999), Blood Work (2002), Mystic River (2003) 8. FOCUS: AMERICAN SOUL (2006) The emotional triumph of Million Dollar Baby (2004) 9. THE ELDER STATESMAN (2006-2011) Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Changeling (2008), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010) 10. THE UNQUENCHABLE FLAME (2011-2021) J. Edgar (2011), Jersey Boys (2014), American Sniper (2014), Sully (2016), The 17.17 to Paris (2018), The Mule (2018), Richard Jewell (2019), Cry Macho (2021).