Clint Eastwood — The 40-Year Directing Career

Clint Eastwood has directed over 40 films since 1971, claiming Best Picture and Best Director Oscars for both *Unforgiven* and *Million Dollar Baby*. His $547 million *American Sniper* was the highest-grossing war film at its release, and his total box office exceeds $3 billion. Shooting in one or two takes and never exceeding budget, he won his first directing Oscar at 62 and his second at 74, a longevity that outmatches #4 Ben Affleck's two-decade renaissance. At 95, still active, Eastwood's productivity is unmatched, turning *The Man with No Name* into a cinema legend.