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Clint Eastwood's US audience 1964–2009: a reception-oriented approach to star analysis

Pages 232-248 | Published online: 30 May 2012

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Filmography

  • Absolute Power. 1997. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Any Which Way You Can. 1980. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. USA. Warner Bros.
  • The Beguiled. 1971. Directed by Don Siegel. USA. Universal.
  • Bird. 1988. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Blood Work. 2002. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Breezy. 1973. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Universal.
  • The Bridges of Madison County. 1995. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Bronco Billy. 1980. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Changeling. 2008. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Universal.
  • City Heat. 1984. Directed by Richard Benjamin. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Coogan's Bluff. 1968. Directed by Don Siegel. USA. Universal.
  • The Dead Pool. 1988. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Dirty Harry. 1971. Directed by Don Siegel. USA. Warner Bros.
  • The Eiger Sanction. 1975. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Universal.
  • The Enforcer. 1976. Directed by James Fargo. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Escape From Alcatraz. 1979. Directed by Don Siegel. USA. Paramount.
  • Every Which Way But Loose. 1978. Directed by James Fargo. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Firefox. 1982. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari). 1967. Directed by Sergio Leone. Italy/Spain/West Germany. Constantin/Ocean/United Artists..
  • Flags of Our Fathers. 2006. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Paramount.
  • For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollari in più). 1967. Directed by Sergio Leone. Italy/Spain/West Germany. Constantin/Arturo Gonzales/United Artists.
  • The Gauntlet. 1977. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto ed il cattivo). 1967. Directed by Sergio Leone. Italy/Spain/West Germany. United Artists.
  • Gran Torino. 2008. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Hang ’em High. 1968. Directed by Ted Post. USA. United Artists.
  • Heartbreak Ridge. 1986. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. 1968. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller. USA. Warner Bros./Seven Arts..
  • High Plains Drifter. 1973. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Universal.
  • Honkytonk Man. 1982. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Impulse. 1990. Directed by Sondra Locke. USA. Warner Bros.
  • In the Line of Fire. 1993. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Invictus. 2009. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Joe Kidd. 1972. Directed by John Sturges. USA. Universal.
  • Kelly's Heroes. 1970. Directed by Brian G. Hutton. USA/Yugoslavia. MGM.
  • Letters From Iwo Jima. 2006. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Paramount.
  • Magnum Force. 1973. Directed by Ted Post. USA. Universal.
  • Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil. 1997. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Million Dollar Baby. 2004. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Mystic River. 2003. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Out of Africa. 1985. Directed by Sydney Pollack. USA. Universal.
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales. 1976. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Paint Your Wagon. 1969. Directed by Joshua Logan. USA. Paramount.
  • Pale Rider. 1985. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • A Perfect World. 1993. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Pink Cadillac. 1989. Directed by Buddy Van Horn. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Play Misty For Me. 1971. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Universal.
  • Ratboy. 1986. Directed by Sondra Locke. USA. Warner Bros.
  • The Rookie. 1990. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Shaft. 2000. Directed by John Singleton. USA. Paramount.
  • Space Cowboys. 2000. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Sudden Impact. 1983. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. 1971. Directed by Melvin Van Peebles. USA. Cinemation Industries.
  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. 1974. Directed by Michael Cimino. USA. United Artists.
  • Tightrope. 1984. Directed by Richard Tuggle. USA. Warner Bros.
  • True Crime. 1999. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Two Mules For Sister Sara. 1970. Directed by Don Siegel. USA/Mexico. Universal.
  • Unforgiven. 1992. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.
  • Where Eagles Dare. 1969. Directed by Brian G. Hutton. USA/UK. MGM.
  • White Hunter, Black Heart. 1990. Directed by Clint Eastwood. USA. Warner Bros.

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