Philip Kaufman
American film director, screenwriter and film producer · United States · Directors · Born 1936 · age 89
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Something wrong?Philip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning nearly five decades. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award along with nominations for an Academy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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The Right StuffSeries, Writer2018
Friedkin UncutFilm2016
Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the PodFilm2007
Fog City MavericksFilm2006
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'Film2003
Realizing The Right StuffFilm, Director1993
Rising SunFilm, Director, Writer1990
Henry & JuneFilm, Director, Writer1989BAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayAward1983
The Right StuffFilm, Director, Writer1982Hugo Award for Best Dramatic PresentationAward1979
The WanderersFilm, Director, Writer1978
Invasion of the Body SnatchersFilm, Director1974
The White DawnFilm, Director1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidFilm, Director, Writer1965
GoldsteinFilm, Director, Writer1936Born23 October 1936Also in Deutsch
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Philip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning nearly five decades. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award along with nominations for an Academy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versatility and independence, often directing eclectic and controversial films. He is considered an "auteur" whose films have always expressed his personal vision. Kaufman's works have included genres such as realism, horror, fantasy, erotica, western, and crime.
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