Philip Kaufman

Philip Kaufman

writer, director, producer

Philip Kaufman was born on Oct 23, 1936 in USA. Philip Kaufman's big-screen debut came with Fearless Frank directed by Philip Kaufman in 1967. Philip Kaufman is known for Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues directed by Jon Burton, Sally Clawson stars as Marion Ravenwood and as . Philip Kaufman has got 15 awards and 20 nominations so far. The most recent award Philip Kaufman achieved is Telluride Film Festival, US. The upcoming new movie Philip Kaufman plays is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny which will be released on Jun 30, 2023.

Director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. He won the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes in 1965 for his film Goldstein (1964). He was the screenwriter for Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976) and was to direct it but was replaced as director by Clint Eastwood. Kaufman's first hit as director was L'invasion des profanateurs (1978), a remake of Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic (in fact, Siegel has a cameo in it as a cab driver), and later, Kaufman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay on Material from Another Medium in 1988 for L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être (1988). Kaufman's steamy Henry & June (1990) was the first film released by a major studio to be rated NC-17, which created much controversy.

  • Birthday

    Oct 23, 1936
  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

15 wins & 20 nominations

Telluride Film Festival, US
2019
Winner - Silver Medallion Award
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2014
Winner - Lifetime Achievement Award for Directing
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