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Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan on the set of Panic in the Streets, 1950.
During his early days in Hollywood, Elia Kazan was significantly influenced by the work of American director John Ford. Additionally, his cinematic approach was shaped by the films of Soviet directors Sergey Eisenstein and Aleksandr Dovzhenko.1