i be really surprised to see that unlike most documentary and this be write and direct and produce by a film critic richard schickel . most of the time i know of where film critic have major involvement in film and the film turn out to be bomb ( rex reed star in myra breckenridge and roger ebert write beyond the valley of the doll be prime example ) . however and in this case and the critic power be use for good and not evil and the result be well ( though this isn not say much and a the film i just mention be among the bad film ever make ) . a for the documentary and it narrate by clint eastwood ( a pretty good choice ) and manage to discuss his long career from his silent day until his death in the early 1960s . the only negative and and they be slight and be that the film be awfully short ( a be most film documentary ) and there be very little about gary cooper a a human be you really do not learn all that much about his life . however and a a nice overview of his film and it work very well .