1. Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. 2. His production company, 40 Acres and a...
1. William Wyler, born as Wilhelm Weiller , all of which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best...
1. His parents were Quakers and he was a pupil at the Quaker-founded Leighton Park School in Reading. 2. His younger brother,...
1. Woo was born Wu Yu-Seng in Guangzhou, China, amidst the chaos of the Chinese Civil War at the end of October,...
1. His films, which are typically adaptations of novels or short stories, cover a wide range of genres, and are noted for...
1. Robert Earl Wise was an American film director, producer and editor. 2. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best...
1. Elia Kazan was an American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as “one of the most...
1. With The Apartment, Wilder became the first person to win Academy Awards as producer, director and screenwriter for the same film....
1. John Marcellus Huston was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. 2. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37...
1. Ronald William “Ron” Howard is an American film director, producer, and actor, best known for playing two high-profile roles in television...
1. He played a leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema . 2. After the success of The Year of Living...
1. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. 2. He became a highly...
1. His films are characterized by non-linear storylines, satirical subject matter, an aestheticization of violence, utilization of ensemble casts consisting of established...
1. One of the films for which he won the award, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture. 2. Ford...
1. William Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. 2. Stone came to public prominence between the mid-1980s and...
1. George Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. 2. Among his most notable films are A Place in...