Undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has countless big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name, as producer, director and writer...See full bio »
2009-201360 Minutes
(TV series documentary)
Himself - Director (segment "Drew Barrymore")
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Himself - Director (segment "Lincoln")
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Himself - Director (segment "Spielberg")
2002The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television & Nominee: Best Director
2002Inside Taken
(video documentary short)
Himself
I've had darkness in all the films, in
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,
Jaws. There are moments in
Raiders of the Lost Ark that are brutally dark. I just don't think people have stopped to study. They may not have stopped to think when they assume that I suddenly developed a dark side because of
Schindler's List. When critics carp about my dark side, I always wonder, "Well, did they really look in the shadows?"
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Trivia:
Attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix.
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Trademark:
Protagonists in his films often come from families with divorced parents, with fathers portrayed as reluctant, absent or irresponsible, most notably in _et: the Extra-Terrestrial_ (Elliot's mother is divorced and father is absent) and
Catch Me If You Can (Frank Abagnale's mother and father split early in the film). This reflects Spielberg's own experience as a youth with his parents breaking up.
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