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Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing

A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.

Top Cast

  • Maud Guillaumin

    Maud Guillaumin

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Jonathan Kuntz

    Jonathan Kuntz

    Self

  • Mark Eliot

    Mark Eliot

    Self

  • Stephen Macht

    Stephen Macht

    Self

  • Stephen Schlesinger

    Stephen Schlesinger

    Self

  • Steven Roth

    Steven Roth

    Self

  • Julian Glover

    Julian Glover

    Self

  • Lawrence Guterman

    Lawrence Guterman

    Self

  • John T. Price

    John T. Price

    Self

Overview

A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.

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