John Richard Schlesinger, CBE, was an English film and stage director, and actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy, and was nominated for two other films (Darling and Sunday Bloody Sunday). Schlesinger was born in London, into a middle class Jewish family. His acting career began in the 1950s and consisted of supporting roles in British films and television productions. He began his directorial career in
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⭐ 6.2The Big Screen
⭐ 0The Battle of the River Plate
⭐ 6.2Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
⭐ 3Visions of Eight
⭐ 7Black Legend
⭐ 0The Twilight of the Golds
⭐ 5.9The Celluloid Closet
⭐ 7.2Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
⭐ 6.5The Crowd Around the Cowboy
⭐ 0The Last Man to Hang
⭐ 5.2Darling
⭐ 6.7The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
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⭐ 6.9Terminus
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⭐ 7.1Stormy Crossing
⭐ 4.8Pacific Heights
⭐ 6.266The Divided Heart
⭐ 6.7Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
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