Taylor Hackford

Born: 1944-12-31

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.


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Bukowski: Born Into This

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Released: 2003-01-18

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

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Casting By

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Released: 2012-11-01

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

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First Works

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Released: 1989-10-10

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

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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

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Released: 2005-12-21

Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.

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The Mystery of Dante

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Released: 2014-02-14

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

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Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'

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Released: 2006-08-29

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

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Brando: An Icon Is Born

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Released: 2007-07-01

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

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Good Men

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Released: 2024-10-04

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

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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

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Released: 2010-05-04

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

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Becoming Iconic

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Released: 2018-08-01

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

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Melville, le dernier samouraï

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Released: 2020-03-29

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

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Kulturplatz

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First aired: 2004-09-01

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