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Michael Mann

American director and screenwriter
Also known as: Michael Kenneth Mann
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Michael Mann (born February 5, 1943, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American director and screenwriter working in film and television. He has specialized in crime dramas and is known for work that showcases an elegantly stylized realism. Mann grew up in Chicago and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1965. He became interested in film while there, and he went on to study at the London...

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