Terrence Malick: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Terrence Frederick Malick
Born	November 30, 1943 (age 82) • Ottawa • Illinois
Notable Works	“A Hidden Life” • “Badlands” • “Days of Heaven” • “Knight of Cups” • “Song to Song” • “The New World” • “The Thin Red Line” • “The Tree of Life” • “To the Wonder”

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Terrence Malick smiling outdoors, wearing a wide-brimmed brown hat, blue shirt, and headphones around his neck.

Martin Sheen in handcuffs and Sissy Spacek stand in the front row, surrounded by police officers and soldiers, in a scene from the film Badlands (1973).

Sean Penn, center, in army uniform and helmet, crouches with three other soldiers in tall grass holding rifles in a scene from The Thin Red Line (1998).

Brad Pitt, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan stand together outdoors in a scene from The Tree of Life, with a vintage car and houses in the background.

Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, and Ryan Gosling stand near a pool with a scenic landscape in a publicity still from the film Song to Song, directed by Terrence Malick.

Antonio Banderas in a suit stands by a window as Isabel Lucas leans in to whisper in his ear in a scene from the film Knight of Cups.

Colin Farrell as John Smith faces a Native American man with body paint and a feathered headdress in a forest clearing, with armored settlers in the background.

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David Lynch wearing a black suit and tie, standing outdoors with a soft-focus background, photographed in 2002.

David Lynch

American filmmaker and screenwriter

Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi

Iranian director and screenwriter

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Thai film director

Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard

French director and screenwriter

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Harold Ramis

American actor, writer, and director

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Judith Malina

American theater director and actress

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Jesse Lasky

American producer

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Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker

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David Maysles

American documentary filmmaker

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Joel Coen

American filmmaker

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Ethan Coen

American filmmaker

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James Ivory

American director

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Michael Cimino

American director

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress

Master of suspense

Alfred Hitchcock

English-born American director

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

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

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

American actor, director, and writer

Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.

Martin Scorsese

American filmmaker

Vincente Minnelli, seated at right, discusses a storyboard with actress Lana Turner, seated at left in costume, on the set of The Bad and the Beautiful.

Vincente Minnelli

American director