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"
Clint Eastwood in the 1960s to take several months off to play golf and relax. However, after reading just ten pages of the script, Eastwood recognized that it was based on Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo". Eastwood initially thought the dialogue was "atrocious", but that the story line was intelligent. Seeing potential, Irving Leonard cut Fortini out of the deal, so that the William Morris Agency received credit. The contract offered Clint $15,000, an air ticket, paid expenses for 11 weeks of filming, and the bonus of a Mercedes automobile upon completion. Eastwood saw an opportunity to escape Rawhide, the states, and enjoy a paid vacation. Having