Clint Eastwood in the 1970s would be widely screened in France later and is considered one of Eastwood's finest works by the French. According to Eastwood and Lang, the film, aside from being poorly publicized, flopped due to Clint being "emasculated in the film". Eastwood said about his role: 1971 was a professional turning point in Eastwood's career. Before his professional financial adviser and president of Malpaso Productions Irving Leonard died, the last film they discussed was "Play Misty for Me". The goal was to give Eastwood the artistic control that he desired and make it his directorial debut. The rights to the song "Misty"
Coogan's Bluff (film) between Washington Heights and Harlem), tying the location into the film's title. The earlier video release did not have these edits, and was released uncut. Coogan's Bluff (film) Coogan's Bluff is a 1968 American action film directed by Don Siegel, and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Don Stroud and Susan Clark. The film marks the first of five collaborations between Siegel and Eastwood, which continued with "Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970), "The Beguiled" and "Dirty Harry" (both 1971), and finally "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979). Eastwood plays the part of a veteran deputy sheriff from a rural county in