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John Dahl

American film and television director and writer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1956 · age 69

John Dahl is an American film and television director and writer, best known for his neo-noir films from the early 1990s, Red Rock West and The Last Seduction, both of which are regarded as cult classics. After 2007's You Kill Me, Dahl moved from directing feature films into television.

John Dahl is read about 170 times a day, in 16 languages.

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2019EvilSeries, Director2018For LoveFilm, Director2017SEAL TeamSeries, Director2016BillionsSeries, Director2014OutlanderSeries, DirectorThe Man vs. The MachineFilm, 2014Producer2013HannibalSeries, Director2011HomelandSeries, DirectorCooper and StoneFilm, 2011Director2010JustifiedSeries, Director2009All In: The Poker MovieFilm, Himself2008Breaking BadSeries, Director2007CalifornicationSeries, DirectorYou Kill MeFilm, 2007Director2005The Great RaidFilm, Director2004Battlestar GalacticaSeries, Director2003American Film Institute AwardsAward2001Joy RideFilm, Director1998RoundersFilm, Director1997Cognac Festival du Film PolicierAward1996UnforgettableFilm, Director1995Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film NoirFilm19941994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsAwardCognac Festival du Film PolicierAwardThe Last SeductionFilm, 1994Director1993Red Rock WestFilm, Director, Writer1990Cognac Festival du Film PolicierAward1989Kill Me AgainFilm, Director, Writer1987P.I. Private InvestigationsFilm, Writer1956Born11 December 1956

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  • Rounders 1998
  • Red Rock West 1993
  • The Last Seduction 1994
  • Joy Ride 2001
  • The Great Raid 2005

Filmography 15

67 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

American Film Institute Awards2003
Cognac Festival du Film Policier1997
Cognac Festival du Film Policier1994
1994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards1994
Cognac Festival du Film Policier1990

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 69