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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 Producer
(1973)
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  The Devil's Teeth (executive producer) (announced)
 2020 A Wonder Wild (executive producer) (filming)
  The Book of Vision (executive producer) (post-production)
 2019 Halo of Stars (executive producer) (post-production)
 2018 Soldier (Short) (executive producer) (completed)
 2018/I Awaken (executive producer)
 2017 The Spearhead Effect (executive producer)
 2016 The Vessel (executive producer)
 2016 Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry (Documentary) (executive producer)
 2015 Almost Holy (Documentary) (executive producer)
 2014 The Better Angels (producer)
 2013 Red Wing (executive producer)
 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)
 1998 Endurance (producer)
 1973 Badlands (producer)
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Alternate Names:

Terry Malick | David Whitney

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)
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[on Badlands (1973)] I tried to keep the 1950s to a bare minimum. Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything. I wanted the picture to set up like a fairy tale, outside time, like Treasure Island. I hoped this would, among other things, take a little of the sharpness out of the violence, but still keep its dreamy quality. See more »

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Phi Beta Kappa student. See more »

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Known for large casts that mix well-known stars with character actors and unknown or non-professional actors See more »

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sparky See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius
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