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Nicholas Ray
Director 1911 - 1979

Nicholas Ray

Galesville, Wisconsin, USA

Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American... Read full bio →

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Hair

1979

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Filmography

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9 titles
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies 1995
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water 1980
Hair
Hair 1979
Der amerikanische Freund
Der amerikanische Freund 1977
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself 1975
We Can't Go Home Again
We Can't Go Home Again 1973
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking 1963
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945

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