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Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) 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.
Philip Kaufman. Writer: The Right Stuff. Director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. He won the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes in 1965 for his film Goldstein (1964).
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 7, 2024 · Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American film director and screenwriter who is especially known for his adaptations of literary works, notably The Right Stuff (1983) and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988).
- Michael Barson
Philip Kaufman. Writer: The Right Stuff. Director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. He won the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes in 1965 for his film Goldstein (1964).
- October 23, 1936
Nov 20, 2023 · Philip Kaufman calls his 1983 masterpiece ‘probably the longest movie ever made without a plot.’ Here the director discusses how film fibs, demons, and labia made ‘The Right Stuff’ just right.
- Matt Zoller Seitz
- Features Writer
Oct 20, 2023 · Representing 'the best and the finest' of American cinema, San Francisco Bay Area-based director Philip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff" launched into theaters 40 years ago tomorrow (Oct. 21) with...
Philip Kaufman. Highest Rated: 100% Algren (2021) Lowest Rated: 2% Twisted (2004) Birthday: Oct 23, 1936. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
