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William Goldman

Born 1931-08-12 Chicago, Illinois, USA 16 films

William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 15, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nix…

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Filmography

16 films

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A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall poster

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A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

★ 5.5 2010

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redempt…

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Tales from the Script

★ 6.6 2009

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light poster

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into…

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

★ 7.1 2006

The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance poster

Comparisons between what is known from the real lives of Robert Leroy 'Butch Cassidy' Parker and Ha…

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The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

★ 0.0 2006

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat poster

It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a…

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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

★ 6.0 2006

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" poster

A short documentary on the making of "All the President's Men."

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Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

★ 5.2 2006

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' poster

A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers…

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All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

★ 4.6 2006

A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gun…

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On Location with Gunga Din

★ 10.0 2004

A documentary presenting the behind the scenes of Rob Reiner's classic "Misery", with Reiner himsel…

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Misery Loves Company

★ 8.0 2003

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time poster

Documentary feature about the real Butch and Sundance, produced with the DVD release of Butch Cassi…

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

★ 8.0 2002

Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant…

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Miss America

★ 10.0 2002

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' poster

A documentary about the making of the 1987 film "The Princess Bride" with original archive footage…

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As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

★ 7.6 2001