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Curtis Hanson
Writer 1945 - 2016

Curtis Hanson

Reno, Nevada, USA

Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the... Read full bio →

Filmography

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9 titles
Lucky You

Lucky You

Curtis Hanson 2007 2h 4m 5.1

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

Curtis Hanson 1997 2h 18m 8.3

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films. Based on the multi-layered James Ellroy novel.

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

Curtis Hanson 1987 1h 54m 5.0

Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered.

The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

Curtis Hanson 1986 1h 34m

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.

Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

Carroll Ballard 1983 1h 45m 7.3

A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the wolf species.

White Dog

White Dog

Samuel Fuller 1982 1h 30m 8.2

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to kill Black people.

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

Daryl Duke 1978 1h 42m 7.5

Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters…

Sweet Kill

Sweet Kill

Curtis Hanson 1972 1h 25m

Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally "loves" women to death.

The Dunwich Horror

The Dunwich Horror

Daniel Haller 1970 1h 28m 6.0

Wilbur Whateley pops over to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon and Sandra Dee. But little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...

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