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Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several MediaNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s for the miniseries or movies he directed.

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Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several MediaNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s for the miniseries or movies he directed.
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Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s for the miniseries or movies he directed.

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Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several UsefulNotes/{{Emmy MediaNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s for the miniseries or movies he directed.



* ProductionPosse: Worked with Creator/BurtLancaster on five films, and also worked several times with [[Film/IWasATeenageWerewolf Whit Bissell]], Edmond O'Brien and [[Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan Richard Anderson]], among others.

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* ProductionPosse: Worked with Creator/BurtLancaster on five films, and also worked several times with [[Film/IWasATeenageWerewolf Whit Bissell]], Creator/WhitBissell, Edmond O'Brien and [[Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan Richard Anderson]], among others.
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* RealMenCook: He was a tough Air Force veteran and director of action films who could control even the likes of Creator/MarlonBrando.

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* RealMenCook: He was a tough Air Force veteran and director of action films who could control even the likes of Creator/MarlonBrando. Creator/MarlonBrando and a trained Cordon Blue chef.
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* AuthorAppeal: He had a great love of France, having moved there briefly at the end of the sixties and learned French cooking and becoming fluent in the language. As such, quite a few of his films are set there and often show the country from an American perspective.


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* RatedMForManly: He's up there with Creator/SamPeckinpah and Creator/SamuelFuller in terms of machismo in his films, especially his work with Creator/BurtLancaster.
* RealMenCook: He was a tough Air Force veteran and director of action films who could control even the likes of Creator/MarlonBrando.
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* AnAsskickingChristmas: ''Dead Bang'', ''Ronin'', and ''Reindeer Games'' all take place around Christmastime.
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* ''Film/{{Seconds}}'' (1966)

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* ''Film/{{Seconds}}'' ''Film/Seconds1966'' (1966)
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* ''Literature/BlackSunday'' (1977)

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* ''Literature/BlackSunday'' ''[[Literature/BlackSundayThomasHarris Black Sunday]]'' (1977)
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* ''The Iceman Cometh'' (1973)

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* ''The Iceman Cometh'' ''Theatre/TheIcemanCometh'' (1973)
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A native of New York City, he started out wanting to be an actor but then changed his mind while working with the Motion Picture Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. After being discharged, he started out directing live-action films during the "Golden Age of Television" (like Creator/SidneyLumet), before directing his first film in 1957, ''The Young Stranger''.

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A native of New York City, he started out wanting to be an actor but then changed his mind while working with the Motion Picture Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. After being discharged, he started out directing live-action films during the "Golden Age of Television" (like Creator/SidneyLumet), before directing his first theatrical film in 1957, ''The Young Stranger''.
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* ''Film/{{Ronin}}'' (1998)

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* ''Film/{{Ronin}}'' ''Film/{{Ronin|1998}}'' (1998)
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* ''Year of the Gun'' (1991)

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He started out wanting to be an actor but then changed his mind while working with the Motion Picture Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. After being discharged, he started out directing live-action films during the "Golden Age of Television" (like Creator/SidneyLumet), before directing his first film in 1957, ''The Young Stranger''. Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several Emmy awards for the miniseries or movies he directed.

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He A native of New York City, he started out wanting to be an actor but then changed his mind while working with the Motion Picture Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. After being discharged, he started out directing live-action films during the "Golden Age of Television" (like Creator/SidneyLumet), before directing his first film in 1957, ''The Young Stranger''.

Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several Emmy awards UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s for the miniseries or movies he directed.

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->''"Casting is 65 percent of directing."''



He started out wanting to be an actor but then changed his mind while working with the Motion Picture Squadron of the Air Force. After being discharged, he started out directing live-action films during the "Golden Age of Television" (like Creator/SidneyLumet), before directing his first film in 1957, ''The Young Stranger''. Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several Emmy awards for the miniseries or movies he directed.

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He started out wanting to be an actor but then changed his mind while working with the Motion Picture Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. After being discharged, he started out directing live-action films during the "Golden Age of Television" (like Creator/SidneyLumet), before directing his first film in 1957, ''The Young Stranger''. Though he tackled a variety of film genres (except romantic comedy), he was best known for his action films and thrillers, at least for his theatrical films, and was known for his use of unusual camera angles and his work with DepthOfField and RackFocus shots. When his work in Hollywood dried up in the 80's and 90's, he went back to television, and won several Emmy awards for the miniseries or movies he directed.
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* ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996'' (1996)

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* ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996'' ''[[Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' (1996)
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* ''Film/TheExtraordinarySeaman'' (1969)

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* ''Film/TheExtraordinarySeaman'' ''The Extraordinary Seaman'' (1969)



* ''Year Of The Gun'' (1991)

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* ''Year Of The of the Gun'' (1991)
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* ''Literature/ForWhomTheBellTolls'' (1959)

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