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Terrence Malick

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Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965. A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen College... See full bio »

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Terrence Frederick Malick
in Ottawa, Illinois, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (15 titles)
2014 Voyage of Time (post-production)
 
2013 Knight of Cups (written by) (post-production)
 
2013 Untitled Terrence Malick Project (written by) (post-production)
 
2012 To the Wonder (written by)
 
2011 The Tree of Life (written by)
 
2005 The New World (written by)
 
2002 Bear's Kiss (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1998 The Thin Red Line (screenplay)
 
1978 Days of Heaven (written by)
 
1974 The Gravy Train (as David Whitney)
 
1973 Badlands (written by)
 
1973 Deadhead Miles (written by)
 
1972 Pocket Money (screenplay / as Terry Malick)
 
1971 Drive, He Said (uncredited)
 
1969 Lanton Mills (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
???? The Devil's Teeth (executive producer) (announced)
 
2013 Red Wing (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2013 The Green Blade Rises (producer) (post-production)
 
2007 The Unforeseen (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 Amazing Grace (producer)
 
2004 Undertow (producer)
 
2004 The Beautiful Country (producer)
 
2000 Happy Times (executive producer)
 
2000 The Endurance (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1999 Endurance (producer)
 
1973 Badlands (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1973 Badlands
Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited)
 
1972 Pocket Money
Worksman (uncredited)
 
1969 Lanton Mills (short)
Tilman
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2004 The Beautiful Country (idea)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1969 Lanton Mills (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (22 titles)
2014 Contineo (very special thanks) (post-production)
 
2012 All Things Shining (inspirational thanks)
 
2012 Lawless (thanks)
 
2012 Bored Games (short) (additional acknowledgments)
 
2012 Kobresia: What Is (documentary) (inspirational thanks)
 
2011 Kobresia: Fragments (short) (inspirational thanks)
 
2011 Eyes of the Mothman (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2011 Godhood (short) (special thanks)
 
2011/III Blackbird (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Look (TV series) (special thanks - 8 episodes)
– Episode #1.8 (2010) (special thanks)
– Episode #1.7 (2010) (special thanks)
– Episode #1.6 (2010) (special thanks)
– Episode #1.5 (2010) (special thanks)
– Episode #1.4 (2010) (special thanks)
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2010 The Voiceless Songbird (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Northern Lights (documentary) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2008 Nick Nolte: No Exit (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008/III El camino (special thanks)
 
2007 Gone Baby Gone (special thanks)
 
2006 My Assyrian Nation on the Edge (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Horrors of War (thanks)
 
2002 Tuck Everlasting (special acknowledgment)
 
2001 The Grey Zone (special thanks)
 
2000 A Christmas Tree and a Wedding (special thanks)
 
1997 Good Will Hunting (thanks)
 
1993 For Love or Money (special thanks)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 2011 Samsung AACTA Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Director
 
1998-2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Absence of Malick (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Terry Malick | David Whitney

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on working with Martin Sheen on Badlands] Martin Sheen was extraordinary. He's a very gifted man. He's from a working class family, so he had all the moods down for the film. And when he wasn't before the cameras, he was helping in the background, wrapping cables, packing up light reflectors... See more »

Trivia:

He grew up on a farm and worked as a farmhand before studying philosophy at Harvard. After graduating he went to Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar but left before finishing his thesis (on Martin Heidegger) after a disagreement with his advisor. He moved back to the United States and taught philosophy at MIT while freelancing as a journalist. See more »

Trademark:

Heavy use of steadicam See more »

Nickname:

sparky See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius