Eastwood had the opportunity to be in a film by the king of suspense, but this made him decline the offer
Clint Eastwood has been one of the most recognized actors and directors in Hollywood For many decades, some titles such as Unforgiven (1992), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Gran Torino (2008) either The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) they corroborate it. This has also made him work with the best filmmakers, however, had the option to collaborate with one of the most valued figures of the seventh art and ended up refusing.
In the seventies Eastwood was one of the most sought-after actors in the industry. and the reality is that there was no shortage of offers on the table. Nevertheless, One day he received a proposal that any actor would want to have. at least once in his life, and Alfred Hitchcock I wanted him for a new movie.
Eastwood had the opportunity to be in a film by the king of suspense, but this made him decline the offer
The king of suspense was coming from a bad moment in his career after failing with Topaz (1969) and he had to improve his image, so bringing together a great cast in his next film would be a great help. However, Eastwood has never been known for accepting roles out of interest.as he demonstrated in Hard to Peel (1978), so the western icon was not going to be easy to convince.
Hitchcock during a shoot
As revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hitchcock He invited her to lunch and He proposed to star in his next film. It was never known what the film would be, but it is believed that It would be a kind of romantic thriller titled The Short Nightin which Eastwood would be accompanied by other stars such as Sean Connery either Steve McQueen.
Hitchcock showed him the script but, according to his statements, The actor was not very enthusiastic about what he read and decided to reject the film.. The idea ended up falling on deaf ears, since Not even Universal agreed to buy it. Ten years later, Alfred Hitchcock would die, ending fantasy forever of the spectators to be able to see two legends of the big screen work together.
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