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Terrence Malick

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, Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, but did ... See full bio »
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 52 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven Writer
(1978)
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life Writer
(2011)
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line Writer
(1998)
Badlands
Badlands Writer
(1973)
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 2017/I Song to Song (written by)
 2016 Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience (Documentary short) (written by)
 2016 Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (Documentary) (written by)
 2015 Knight of Cups (written by)
 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 Deadhead Miles (written by)
 1973 Badlands (written by)
 1972 Pocket Money (screenplay - as Terry Malick)
 1971 Dirty Harry (screenplay - uncredited)
 1971 Drive, He Said (uncredited)
 1969 Lanton Mills (Short) (writer)
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Alternate Names:

Terry Malick | David Whitney

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on working with Martin Sheen on Badlands (1973)] 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. One day I found him going around a gas station and picking up aluminum snapback lids from soda ... See more »

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Shares birthday (30 November) with frequently collaborator Emmanuel Lubezki. They worked together in The New World (2005), The Tree of Life (2011), To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015) and Song to Song (2017). See more »

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Strong emphesis on cinematography and editing over plot and character development See more »

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Star Sign:

Sagittarius
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