Douglas Trumbull

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Douglas Trumbull

Visual Effects April 8, 1942

Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and i…

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Blade Runner

Blade Runner

7.9 1982 Movie
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

8.0 1968 Movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.4 1977 Movie
The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

6.7 2011 Movie
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

6.5 1979 Movie
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

7.1 1971 Movie
Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

7.8 2013 Movie
Silent Running

Silent Running

6.4 1972 Movie
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

5.5 2019 Movie
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

6.2 1983 Movie
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

7.4 2001 Movie
Candy

Candy

5.1 1968 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas Trumbull  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Alien Perspective

    Movie

  2. 2022
    Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

    Movie

  3. 2022
    In Search of Tomorrow

    Movie Self - Interviewee

  4. 2021
    The Blade Runner Phenomenon

    Movie Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)

  5. 2020
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

    Movie Self

  6. 2019
    The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2018
    Trumbull Land

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future

    Movie Self

  9. 2014
    UFOTOG

    Movie Director

  10. 2014
    The Real History of Science Fiction

    TV show Self

  11. 2013
    Jodorowsky's Dune

    Movie Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)

  12. 2013
    C 299,792 km/s

    Movie Thanks

  13. 2011
    Exploring 'The Tree of Life'

    Movie Self

  14. 2011
    The Tree of Life

    Movie Visual Effects

  15. 2007
    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Movie Self

  16. 2007
    Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2007
    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Movie Self

  2. 2007
    2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork

    Movie

  3. 2003
    The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

    Movie Self

  4. 2002
    'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull

    Movie Self

  5. 2002
    Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now

    Movie Self

  6. 2001
    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    Movie Self

  7. 2001
    Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

    Movie Self

  8. 2001
    2001: The Making of a Myth

    Movie Self (as Doug Trumbull)

  9. 2001
    2001 and Beyond

    Movie Self

  10. 2000
    On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

    Movie Self

  11. 1993
    In Search of the Obelisk

    Movie Director

  12. 1992
    Back to the Future: The Ride

    Movie Director

  13. 1983
    Brainstorm

    Movie Director

  14. 1983
    New Magic

    Movie Director

  15. 1982
    Blade Runner

    Movie Visual Effects

  16. 1979
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    Movie Visual Effects

  17. 1979
    Since '45

    Movie Self - In new expanded version

  18. 1978
    Night of Dreams

    Movie Director

  19. 1977
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  20. 1973
    The Starlost

    TV show Executive Producer

  21. 1972
    Silent Running

    Movie Director

  22. 1972
    The Making of Silent Running

    Movie Self

  23. 1971
    The Andromeda Strain

    Movie Visual Effects

  24. 1968
    Candy

    Movie Visual Effects