Clint Eastwood
Film director · 8 films (1986–2021)
Clint Eastwood is a director whose work here spans Heartbreak Ridge (1986) to Cry Macho (2021), across drama and war. 4 of those films were photographed by Tom Stern. The work runs daylit — 61% of frames across the 8 films indexed here, against 42% library-wide. All 851 frames from 8 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. is a retired American film actor, director, producer, composer, and former politician.
Born 31 May 1930 · San Francisco, California, USA
Directing style
Eastwood establishes a grounded, observational perspective by keeping the camera almost exclusively at eye level, favoring medium shots that frame characters within their immediate environments. He relies heavily on natural daylight and practical sources to illuminate a desaturated, cool-toned color palette dominated by deep blacks, slate blues, and muted earth tones. This naturalistic lighting is paired with a consistently shallow depth of field, isolating subjects to evoke a prevailing sense of tension and isolation across his dramas, westerns, and war films.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Director · 2005
- Academy Award for Best Picture · 2005
- Academy Award for Best Picture · 1993
- Academy Award for Best Director · 1993
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director · 2005
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director · 1993
- Golden Globes · 1989
- Golden Lion · 2000
- César Award · 1998
- National Medal of Arts · 2010
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays · 2009
- Commander of the Legion of Honour · 2007
Films directed by Clint Eastwood
About Clint Eastwood
When was Clint Eastwood born?
Clint Eastwood was born on 31 May 1930 in San Francisco, California, USA.
What films has Clint Eastwood directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 8 of them: Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Bird (1988), Unforgiven (1992), Changeling (2008), Gran Torino (2008), Hereafter (2010), American Sniper (2014) and Cry Macho (2021).
What awards has Clint Eastwood won?
Academy Award for Best Director (2005), Academy Award for Best Picture (2005), Academy Award for Best Picture (1993) and Academy Award for Best Director (1993).
Search every frame of Clint Eastwood’s films
All 851 indexed frames from 8 films directed by Clint Eastwood — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.