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Arthur Max(I)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
  • Actor
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A Manhattan born New Yorker, Arthur worked as a Stage Lighting Designer in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the music industry, and then, after studying architecture in England and Italy, went on to do several architectural design projects in London. He entered British film as an assistant to several British Production Designers in the mid-1980s. First for Stuart Craig on Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, and Cal (both 1984) and then for Ashetton Gorton on Revolution (1985). His Production Design career began with TV commercials during the years1985-1995 for many different Directors, including Ridley Scott and David Fincher, with whom he would go on to collaborate on feature films.
BornMay 1, 1946
BornMay 1, 1946
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    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 9 wins & 36 nominations total

    Known for

    Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    Gladiator
    8.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
    Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
    The Martian
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
    Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, and Paul Mescal in Gladiator II (2024)
    Gladiator II
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2024
    Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
    Napoleon
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2023

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    Production Designer



    • Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, and Paul Mescal in Gladiator II (2024)
      Gladiator II
      6.5
      • Production Designer
      • 2024
    • Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
      Napoleon
      6.3
      • Production Designer
      • 2023
    • Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Lady Gaga, and Adam Driver in House of Gucci (2021)
      House of Gucci
      6.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2021
    • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver in The Last Duel (2021)
      The Last Duel
      7.3
      • Production Designer
      • 2021
    • Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, and Vicky Krieps in The Last Vermeer (2019)
      The Last Vermeer
      6.7
      • Production Designer
      • 2019
    • Timothy Hutton, Andrea Piedimonte Bodini, Nicola Di Chio, Nicolas Vaporidis, Guglielmo Favilla, Cherise Silvestri, and Giuseppe Bonifati in All the Money in the World (2017)
      All the Money in the World
      6.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2017
    • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
      The Martian
      8.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2015
    • Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
      Exodus: Gods and Kings
      6.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2014
    • Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Michael Fassbender in The Counselor (2013)
      The Counselor
      5.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2013
    • Prometheus (2012)
      Prometheus
      7.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2012
    • Russell Crowe in Robin Hood (2010)
      Robin Hood
      6.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2010
    • Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008)
      Body of Lies
      7.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2008
    • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)
      American Gangster
      7.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2007
    • Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
      Kingdom of Heaven
      7.3
      • Production Designer
      • 2005
    • Jodie Foster in Panic Room (2002)
      Panic Room
      6.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2002

    Art Department



    • Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
      Napoleon
      6.3
      • production designer
      • 2023
    • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)
      American Gangster
      7.8
      • scenic artist
      • 2007
    • Revolution (1985)
      Revolution
      5.3
      • assistant art director
      • 1985
    • Cal (1984)
      Cal
      6.6
      • assistant art director
      • 1984
    • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
      Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
      6.4
      • art department associate
      • 1984

    Actor



    • Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Michael Fassbender in The Counselor (2013)
      The Counselor
      5.4
      • Cartel Man (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008)
      Body of Lies
      7.0
      • Turkish Man (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Demi Moore in G.I. Jane (1997)
      G.I. Jane
      6.0
      • Barber
      • 1997
    • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)
      Se7en
      8.6
      • Man in Library (uncredited)
      • 1995

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    • Alternative name
      • Arthur Max Shafransky
    • Born
      • May 1, 1946
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Worked on the lighting crew at the original Woodstock Festival during the summer of 1969. Worked at Bill Graham's Fillmore East in NYC as Lighting Designer till it closed in 1971.In the mid-70s, he served as stage lighting director for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" live show as well as several T-Rex tours, and various Concert Festivals in Europe.

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      Graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969, The Polytechnic of Central London with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1980 , and the Royal College of Art with a Master of Arts degree in 1982.

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