Private Screenings: Charlton Heston (1998) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

The noted star of such epics as The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur discusses his career. Hosted by Robert Osborne.

Cast & Crew

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Tony Barbon

Charlton Heston

Robert Osborne

Wayne Barry

Technical Director

Glenn Boyette

Sean Cameron

Project Director

Film Details

Also Known As

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

1998

Technical Specs

Duration

60m

Synopsis

The noted star of such epics as The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur discusses his career. Hosted by Robert Osborne.

Director

Tony Barbon

Cast

Charlton Heston

Robert Osborne

Crew

Wayne Barry

Technical Director

Glenn Boyette

Sean Cameron

Project Director

Charlie Coates

Maureen Corley

Executive Producer

Shannon Davis Forsyth

Al Eastman

Camera Operator

Darla Gore

John Hallden

Todd Hoffay

Glenn Kesner

Lily Li

Production Assistant

Anne Mcgill

Production Coordinator

Sandi Mickey

Rick Morganelli

Melinda Nichols

Camera Operator

Elizabeth Palmer

Jim Reaves

Amanda Roller

Production Assistant

T Scott Rowell

Andrew Satinoff

Pat Segers

Pat Segers

Roger Sherer

Andrew Siegle

Videotape Operator

Tim Smith

Camera Operator

Russ Thomas

Lighting Director

Craig Waller

Melissa Wax

Film Details

Also Known As

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

1998

Technical Specs

Duration

60m

Articles

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

March 29, 2004

In Private Screenings: Charlton Heston (1998), Mr. Heston sits down with host Robert Osborne to discuss his impressive film career. It was a career that got off to a running start; Heston's first film was Dark City (1950), a film noir, for producer Hal B. Wallis. And his second film, The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Cecil B. DeMille's tale of circus life, won the Oscar® for Best Picture. Heston relates the story of how DeMille cast him in the movie. Apparently it all came down to a wave of the hand. Heston drove by the director on the lot one day and waved. DeMille remarked that he liked the way Heston waved -- and the rest is history.

The pinnacle of Heston's career came with Ben-Hur (1959), a film that won 11 Oscars®, including a Best Actor award for Heston. His success continued in films like The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) where he appeared as John the Baptist and in cult sci-fi films like Planet of the Apes (1968) and Soylent Green (1973). In his over 60 films, Heston became known for his ability to bring great men of history to life. He played everyone from Moses, in The Ten Commandments (1956), to Michelangelo in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965). As Heston put it, "I've had the good fortune to play some extraordinary men."

BW & C-58m. Closed Captioning.

by Stephanie Thames

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

Private Screenings: Charlton Heston

In Private Screenings: Charlton Heston (1998), Mr. Heston sits down with host Robert Osborne to discuss his impressive film career. It was a career that got off to a running start; Heston's first film was Dark City (1950), a film noir, for producer Hal B. Wallis. And his second film, The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Cecil B. DeMille's tale of circus life, won the Oscar® for Best Picture. Heston relates the story of how DeMille cast him in the movie. Apparently it all came down to a wave of the hand. Heston drove by the director on the lot one day and waved. DeMille remarked that he liked the way Heston waved -- and the rest is history. The pinnacle of Heston's career came with Ben-Hur (1959), a film that won 11 Oscars®, including a Best Actor award for Heston. His success continued in films like The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) where he appeared as John the Baptist and in cult sci-fi films like Planet of the Apes (1968) and Soylent Green (1973). In his over 60 films, Heston became known for his ability to bring great men of history to life. He played everyone from Moses, in The Ten Commandments (1956), to Michelangelo in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965). As Heston put it, "I've had the good fortune to play some extraordinary men." BW & C-58m. Closed Captioning. by Stephanie Thames

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