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Sam Mendes(I)

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From 'American Beauty' and 'Skyfall' to his Academy Award-nominated '1917,' IMDb dives into the trademarks of Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes.
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Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-years-old. Sam was educated at Cambridge University and joined the Chichester Festival Theatre following his graduation in 1987. Afterwards, he directed Judi Dench in "The Cherry Orchard", for which he won a Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer. He then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he directed such productions as "Troilus and Cressida" with Ralph Fiennes and "Richard III". In 1992, he became artistic director of the reopened Donmar Warehouse in London, where he directed such productions as "The Glass Menagerie" and the revival of the musical "Cabaret", which earned four Tony Awards including one for Best Revival of a Musical. He also directed "The Blue Room" starring Nicole Kidman. In 1999, he got the chance to direct his first feature film, American Beauty (1999). The movie earned 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes, which is a rare feat for a first-time film director.
BornAugust 1, 1965
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes, George MacKay, and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
Sam Mendes in Still Tickin': The Return of A Clockwork Orange (2000)
Paul Newman and Sam Mendes in Road to Perdition (2002)
Tom Hanks and Sam Mendes in Road to Perdition (2002)
Sam Mendes and Conrad L. Hall in Road to Perdition (2002)
Sam Mendes in Road to Perdition (2002)
Sam Mendes in Spectre (2015)
Sam Mendes and Léa Seydoux in Spectre (2015)
Sam Mendes and Dave Bautista in Spectre (2015)
Sam Mendes in Spectre (2015)
Sam Mendes in Charlie Rose (1991)

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George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
1917
8.2
  • Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)
  • 2019
Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Jude Law, and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
Road to Perdition
7.7
  • Producer
  • 2002
Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall
7.8
  • Director
  • 2012
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road
7.3
  • Producer
  • 2008

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Producer

  • Beautiful Ruins
    • Pre-production
  • Oliver Twist (2022)
    Oliver Twist
  • Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light (2022)
    Empire of Light
  • Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes (2022)
    Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes
  • Natalie Dormer and Daniel Zovatto in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
  • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
    1917
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • David Morrissey, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Annabel Scholey, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox in Britannia (2017)
    Britannia
  • Paddy Considine, Bel Powley, and Nabhaan Rizwan in Informer (2018)
    Informer
  • Penny Dreadful (2014)
    Penny Dreadful
  • Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, and Tom Hiddleston in The Hollow Crown (2012)
    The Hollow Crown
  • Grand Hotel
  • Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Sieber, Daniel Breaker, and Sutton Foster in Shrek the Musical (2013)
    Shrek the Musical
  • Brian Cox, Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, and Mark Strong in Blood (2012)
    Blood
  • Out of the Ashes (2010)
    Out of the Ashes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
    Revolutionary Road
  • The Kite Runner (2007)
    The Kite Runner

Director

  • The Motive and the Cue
    • Pre-production
  • Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light (2022)
    Empire of Light
  • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
    1917
  • The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
    The Lehman Trilogy
  • Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton: Attrape-Rêves - Where Will Your Journey Take You? (2018)
    Louis Vuitton: Attrape-Rêves - Where Will Your Journey Take You?
  • Jesper Christensen, Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Tenoch Huerta, Stephanie Sigman, and Marco Zingaro in Spectre (2015)
    Spectre
  • King Lear (2014)
    King Lear
  • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
    Skyfall
  • Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski in Away We Go (2009)
    Away We Go
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
    Revolutionary Road
  • Jarhead (2005)
    Jarhead
  • Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Jude Law, and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
    Road to Perdition
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)
    American Beauty
  • Alan Cumming in Cabaret (1993)
    Cabaret

Additional Crew

  • King Lear (2014)
    King Lear
  • Little Voice (1998)
    Little Voice
  • Performance (1991)
    Performance
  • Alan Cumming in Cabaret (1993)
    Cabaret
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A Guide to the Films of Sam Mendes
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A Guide to the Films of Sam Mendes
'1917': How the Epic World War I Film Was Made
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Why '1917' Had to Be One Shot
Most Anticipated Movies for Rest of 2019
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Most Anticipated Movies for Rest of 2019
Sam Mendes | Director Supercut
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Sam Mendes | Director Supercut
Away We Go -- "Antwerp"
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Away We Go -- "Antwerp"
Away We Go -- "Only 6 Months Pregnant"
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Away We Go -- "Only 6 Months Pregnant"
Away We Go -- "The Pain Is So Enlightening"
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Away We Go -- "The Pain Is So Enlightening"
Away We Go -- "You're So Fat"
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Away We Go -- "You're So Fat"

Personal details

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    • France's national library catalogue on his grandfather
    • August 1, 1965
    • Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Alison BalsomJanuary 26, 2017 - present
    • (Grandparent)
  • Other works
    London and Broadway theatrical productions of Cabaret.
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Sam married English actress Kate Winslet in the West Indies in May 2003.
  • Quotes
    Sex. What Fun. to the students of Atlantic Theater School
    • Often begins his films with a voice-over narration from the main character; at the end of the movie the character finishes his narration in very much the same way it began.
    • Road to Perdition
      (2002)
      $1,200,000

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