Paul Newman: The Restless

Paul Newman: The Restless — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 11, 2023
• Runtime
• 54 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Jean Lauritano

Paul Newman: The Restless — Cast

Paul Newman Self (archive footage) Roddy McDowall Self (archive footage) Dick Cavett Self (archive footage) Jane Fonda Self (archive footage) Natalie Wood Self (archive footage) Lauren Bacall Self (archive footage) Elizabeth Taylor Self (archive footage) Joshua Logan Self (archive footage)