The Big House
1930
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A cinematographer of silent films known for his skill in lighting female stars, he worked on a series of independently produced features for Mae Marsh and others in the years following World War I and was eventually recruited by the burgeoning major studios to be a director, beginning in 1920.
George W. Hill. Director: The Midnight Express. Beginning his career at age 13 as a stagehand for D.W. Griffith, George W. Hill worked his way up through cinematography and screenwriting to finally begin directing films in the early 1920s.
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George Roy Hill. Director: The Sting. George Roy Hill was never able to 'hit it off' with the critics despite the fact that 2 of his films - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and The Sting (1973) - had remained among the top 10 box office hits by 1976.
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George W. Hill. Director: The Midnight Express. Beginning his career at age 13 as a stagehand for D.W. Griffith, George W. Hill worked his way up through cinematography and screenwriting to finally begin directing films in the early 1920s.
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George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. His films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
George W. Hill. Motion Picture Director. One of Hollywood's most original talents of the late silent and early talkie periods. Although he specialized in action, his films are artfully photographed and rich in evoking visual atmosphere.
Walter Hill (born January 10, 1940) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his action films and revival of the Western genre. He has directed such films as The Driver , The Warriors , Southern Comfort , 48 Hrs. and its sequel Another 48 Hrs. , Streets of Fire and Red Heat , and wrote the screenplay for the crime ...
