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S. Craig Zahler

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S. Craig Zahler
When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission in serious jeopardy. Kurt Russell leads a cast that includes Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, and Richard Jenkins.
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S. Craig Zahler was born on 23 January 1973 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Bone Tomahawk (2015), Dragged Across Concrete (2018) and Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017).
BornJanuary 23, 1973
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BornJanuary 23, 1973
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0003688
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    • 4 wins & 9 nominations

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S. Craig Zahler

Known for

Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, and Patrick Wilson in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Bone Tomahawk
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  • Writer
  • 2015
Mel Gibson, Don Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Thomas Kretschmann, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, and Justine Warrington in Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Dragged Across Concrete
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  • Writer
  • 2018
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Brawl in Cell Block 99
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2017
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    Writer

    • Mel Gibson, Don Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Thomas Kretschmann, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, and Justine Warrington in Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
      Dragged Across Concrete
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)
      Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
      Brawl in Cell Block 99
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, and Patrick Wilson in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
      Bone Tomahawk
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Asylum Blackout (2011)
      Asylum Blackout
      • written by
      • 2011

    Director

    • Mel Gibson, Don Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Thomas Kretschmann, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, and Justine Warrington in Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
      Dragged Across Concrete
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
      Brawl in Cell Block 99
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, and Patrick Wilson in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
      Bone Tomahawk
      • Director
      • 2015

    Cinematographer

    • Rooster
      • Cinematographer
      • Video
      • 2003
    • Lucia's Dream
      • Cinematographer
      • Short
      • 1997
    • Warsaw Story
      • Cinematographer
      • Short
      • 1996
    • Joe Dain and Rebecca Nelson in August Roads (1995)
      August Roads
      • Cinematographer
      • Short
      • 1995
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    • Born
      • January 23, 1973
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Other works
      Book: Wraiths of the Broken Land published in by Raw Dog Screaming Press.
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      He wrote scripts for 9 years while working as a catering chef.
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      I always believed in my abilities as a writer, but the disparity between what I write and what is made in Hollywood is HUGE. This is very likely why I daily fight to push my scripts forward.
    • Trademarks
        Often works with Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Jennifer Carpenter, Fred Melamed, and Vince Vaughn; per Johnson, the group refer to themselves as "The Zahler Players".

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