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Howard Hawks
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Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from…
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Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres, including screwball comedies [Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)], westerns [Red River (1948), Rio Bravo (1959), El Dorado (1967)], adventure films [Only Angels Have Wings (1939), To Have and Have Not (1944)], films noirs [The Big Sleep (1946)] and gangster films [Scarface (1932)]. Notable characteristics of his films are independent and tough-talking female protagonists ("Hawksian woman") and witty and fast-paced dialogues. In 1975, Hawks was awarded the Honorary Academy Award as "a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema," and in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York. Hawks has been considered by film critics to be an auteur because of his recognizable style and frequent use of certain thematic elements. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Hawks influenced numerous filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese.
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2017
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
Hawks on Hawks
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2011
Marilyn at the Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2010
Metropolis Refound
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Filmmakers in Action
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1999
Howard Hawks: Reporter's Notebook
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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1983
Scarface
Movie Original Film Writer
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1978
Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life
Movie Self
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1977
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
Movie Self
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1973
The Men Who Made the Movies
TV show
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1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Movie Self
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1970
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Movie Self
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1970
Rio Lobo
Movie Producer
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1966
El Dorado
Movie Producer
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1965
Red Line 7000
Movie Driver (uncredited)
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1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie Director
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1962
Hatari!
Movie Director
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1959
Rio Bravo
Movie Producer
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1955
Land of the Pharaohs
Movie Director
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1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Movie Director
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1952
O. Henry's Full House
Movie Director
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1952
Monkey Business
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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1952
The Big Sky
Movie Director
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1951
The Thing from Another World
Movie Producer
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1949
I Was a Male War Bride
Movie Director
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1948
A Song Is Born
Movie Director
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1948
Red River
Movie Director
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1946
The Big Sleep
Movie Director
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1945
To Have and Have Not
Movie Director
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1943
Corvette K-225
Movie Producer
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1943
Air Force
Movie Director
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1943
The Outlaw
Movie Co-Director
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1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
Movie Self
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1941
Ball of Fire
Movie Director
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1941
Sergeant York
Movie Director
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1940
His Girl Friday
Movie Director
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1939
Indianapolis Speedway
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