Richard Schickel launched his documentary television and film career in 1973 with the critically acclaimed and highly influential series The Men Who Made the Movies. Since that time - through his company, Lorac Productions - he's continued to write, direct, and produce profiles about the most significant figures in American film.

Lorac Productions, Inc.
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Selected TV and Film Productions
- The Men Who Made the Movies (eight-part series), PBS, 1973, Emmy nominated
- Life Goes to the Movies, NBC, 1976, Emmy nominated
- Funny Business, CBS, 1977
- The Horror Show, CBS, 1978
- Into the Morning: Willa Cather's America, PBS, 1978
- SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back, ABC, 1980
- James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy, PBS, 1982
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, PBS, 1983
- Minnelli on Minnelli, PBS, 1987, Emmy nominated
- Cary Grant: A Celebration, ABC, 1988
- Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend, TNT, 1989
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To, TNT, 1990
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire, TNT, 1991
- Eastwood & Co: Making Unforgiven, ABC, 1992
- Hollywood on Hollywood, AMC, 1993
- Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey, AMC, 1994, Emmy nominated
- The Moviemakers (four-part series), PBS, 1996
- The Harryhausen Chronicles, AMC, 1997
- Eastwood on Eastwood, TNT, 1997
- AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (ten-part series), TNT, 1998
- Shooting War, ABC, 2000
- Woody Allen: A Life in Film, TCM, 2002
- The Men Who Made The Movies, TCM, 2002
- Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, Warner Bros, 2003
- The Big Red One: The Reconstruction, Warner Bros, 2004
- Scorsese on Scorsese, TCM, 2004
- Watch the Skies!, TCM, 2005
- Spielberg on Spielberg, TCM, 2007
- Bienvenue à Cannes, TCM, 2007
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story, Warner Home Video/PBS/American Masters, 2008
- Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film, TCM, 2008
- The Eastwood Factor, Warner Home Video/TCM, 2010
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