The films featuring Gene Hackman are unique. From his life filled with experiences he had to overcome through to one of his best performances in Unforgiven, he quietly made acting history. His work on David Webb Peoples screenplay under Clint Eastwood’s direction, whose technique encouraged contributors to be how they saw fit to be, created a Hollywood “white page” screenplay legend, a rare production – a film screening as the writer intended it to be when he first wrote it.
Unforgiven was perfect for Gene nearing the end of his career, and it won him his second Oscar. If Joyce wrote a novel about him its title would be, “A Portrait of the Actor as a Working Professional”.
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