Taylor Hackford

Taylor Hackford

Birthday: 1944-12-31

Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

Biography: Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, CA) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and "Proof of Life" (2000), and for directing Jamie Foxx to an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Ray" (2004). Hackford served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 2009 to 2013.

Movies

Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination

A documentary about American film director Budd Boetticher...

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Brando: An Icon Is Born
Brando: An Icon Is Born

A short retroperspective feature on Brando's influence on acting itself and the cultural impact of h...

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Casting By
Casting By

This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Ma...

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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher....

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The Mystery of Dante
The Mystery of Dante

A journey in the footsteps of the most famous initiate of Italian Trecento, the author of the celebr...

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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greate...

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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to ...

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Becoming Iconic
Becoming Iconic

Baker's journey in completing Nicolas Cage's "Inconceivable" and exclusive interviews with top direc...

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Bukowski: Born Into This
Bukowski: Born Into This

Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: B...

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First Works
First Works

It's a mixed bag in the age of illuminating DVD supplements, but First Works effectively demonstrate...

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Melville, le dernier samouraï
Melville, le dernier samouraï

Like nobody else Jean-Pierre Melville influenced modern filmmaking. This documentary follows his cre...

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Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'

Documentary on the 1985 film White Nights, with interviews from Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren and Is...

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Good Men
Good Men

After the birth of his grandson, Bobby Roth undertakes a cinematic investigation as to what constitu...

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King on Screen
King on Screen

1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors ...

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100 Greatest Sexy Moments
100 Greatest Sexy Moments

Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest movie and TV moments. Supplemented by ...

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