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Born May 9, 1901 • Prague • Czech Republic
Died December 14, 1963 (aged 62) • Munich • Germany
Notable Works “Ecstasy”
Tom Stoppard wearing a dark suit, blue checkered shirt, and green tie, looking at the camera against a dark background.
Tom Stoppard
Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter
Švankmajer, Jan
Jan Švankmajer
Czech artist, puppeteer, animator, and filmmaker
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Emil František Burian
Czech author and composer
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Stan Brakhage
American filmmaker
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Vittorio Taviani
Italian filmmaker
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Paolo Taviani
Italian filmmaker
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Ethan Coen
American filmmaker
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Joel Coen
American filmmaker
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Michael Cimino
American director
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Luc Dardenne
Belgian filmmaker
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Belgian filmmaker
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Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
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Robert Wiene
German film director
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Jesse Lasky
American producer
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James Ivory
American director
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Karel Reisz
Czechoslovak-born British director
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Dušan Makavejev
Yugoslavian film producer
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Judith Malina
American theater director and actress
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Mani Kaul
Indian filmmaker
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Tony Scott
British film director