Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods retailer who despises him and a Catholic mother who adores him, driven by self-doubt and an inherited need for approval from his childhood, he has worked throughout his fifty-year career to break the image of the pretty boy. He made his first experiences in the famous Actors Studio. The breakthrough as a screen star came in 1958 with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". From then on he preferred characters on the edge of the American dream. With archive images and film excerpts, the documentary paints a portrait of a socio-politically committed man with many facets and also pays tribute to the role of his wife Joanne Woodward.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Paul NewmanSelf | Self |
 Roddy McDowallSelf | Self |
 Dick CavettSelf | Self |
 Jane FondaSelf | Self |
 Natalie WoodSelf | Self |
 Lauren BacallSelf | Self |
 Elizabeth TaylorSelf | Self |
 Joshua LoganSelf | Self |
 James DeanSelf | Self |
 Sidney PoitierSelf | Self |
 Burt LancasterSelf | Self |
 Rita MorenoSelf | Self |
 Joanne WoodwardSelf | Self |
 Robert RedfordSelf | Self |
| TTanya BlumsteinNarrator | Narrator |