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Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Director / 1954 -
Ang Lee is an Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter whose films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain.
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Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese
Director, Producer / 1942 -
Director Martin Scorsese has produced some of the most memorable films in cinema history, including the iconic Taxi Driver and Academy Award-winner The Departed.
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Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg
Director, Producer / 1946 -
Academy Award-winning filmmaker, director and producer Steven Spielberg's films include Jaws, The Color Purple and Schindler's List.
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Warren Beatty
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Warren Beatty
Film Actor, Director / 1937 -
Warren Beatty is an Oscar-winning director and actor known for such films as Bonnie and Clyde, Reds and Heaven Can Wait.
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Kathryn Bigelow
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Kathryn Bigelow
Filmmaker, Screenwriter / 1951 -
Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow has directed films like Point Break and Zero Dark Thirty. In 2009, she became the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director for The Hurt Locker (2008).
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Frank Capra
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Frank Capra
Director / 1897 - 1991
Filmmaker Frank Capra directed a series of sentimental comedies during the '30s and '40s. He directed It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart in 1946.
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