Michael Haneke: Quick Facts

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Born	March 23, 1942 (age 84) • Munich • Germany
Notable Works	“71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance” • “Amour” • “Benny’s Video” • “Code Unknown” • “Funny Games” • “Happy End” • “Hidden” • “The Piano Teacher” • “The Seventh Continent” • “The White Ribbon”

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Michael Haneke in a black tuxedo holding the Palme d'Or trophy and a rolled certificate at the Cannes Film Festival award ceremony, with palm trees in the background.

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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.

Woody Allen

American director, writer, and actor

Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.

Mel Brooks

American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

American director, critic, and actor

Jerry Lewis, dressed in blue surgical scrubs and cap, stands with arms outstretched in a hospital room scene from The Disorderly Orderly (1964), with other staff and a patient's feet visible.

Jerry Lewis

American comedian, actor, and director

Olivia Wilde smiles at the camera, wearing a black turtleneck and layered gold necklaces, with straight, shoulder-length blonde hair.

Olivia Wilde

American actress, director, and screenwriter

Michael Imperioli poses in a dark suit and black shirt in front of a purple backdrop at the Los Angeles premiere of The White Lotus Season 2.

Michael Imperioli

American actor

Tyler Perry wearing a black suit and white shirt, holding an award and posing in front of a step and repeat backdrop at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

Tyler Perry

American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

American writer and producer

Ben Elton

Ben Elton

British actor, writer, and comedian

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George Roy Hill

American director

Kenneth Branagh wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, posing against a blue background.

Kenneth Branagh

British actor, director, and writer

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Trey Parker

American screenwriter, actor, and producer

David Hare wearing a dark jacket and shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile, against a blurred background.

David Hare

British playwright and director

Mike Leigh smiles while wearing a dark suit and bow tie at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood.

Mike Leigh

British writer and director

Adam McKay in 2019, wearing glasses and a checked jacket over a black shirt, posed against a blue background.

Adam McKay

American director, producer, and writer

Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.

Julian Fellowes

British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter

Rainer Werner Fassbinder in a light blue denim jacket stands outdoors in a scene from the film Fox and His Friends, with a red and white striped umbrella in the background.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

German director

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress

Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Steven Spielberg

American film director and producer

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

American actor, director, and writer