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David S. Ward
Writer 80 years old

David S. Ward

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

David Schad Ward (born October 25, 1945) is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his screenplays for the films The Sting (1973) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993), winning for the former. He was also nominated for a British... Read full bio →

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9 titles
Flyboys

Flyboys

Tony Bill 2006 2h 18m 5.6

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

Nora Ephron 1993 1h 45m 6.8

A young boy who tries to set his dad up on a date after the death of his mother. He calls into a radio station to talk about his dad’s loneliness which soon leads the dad into meeting a Journalist Annie who flies to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his dad. Yet Annie ends up with more than just a story in this popular romantic comedy.

King Ralph

King Ralph

David S. Ward 1991 1h 37m 4.8

As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.

Major League

Major League

David S. Ward 1989 1h 47m 7.2

When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.

The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War

Robert Redford 1988 1h 57m 7.3

The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.

The Sting II

The Sting II

Jeremy Kagan 1983 1h 42m 7.5

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that Hooker is a somewhat dull boxer who is tired of taking dives for Gondorf. There is a ringer. Lonigan, their victim from the first movie, is setting them up to take the fall.

Cannery Row

Cannery Row

David S. Ward 1982 2h

Monterey, California in the 1940's. Cannery Row - the section of town where the now closed fish canneries are located - is inhabited primarily by the down and out, although many would not move away even if they could.

The Sting

The Sting

George Roy Hill 1973 2h 9m 8.3

Set in the 1930's this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

Alan Myerson 1973 1h 33m 5.0

A group of misfits decide to leave for a place that they can all be free. There mode of transportation is a PBY flying boat. The only problem is that the PBY needs a lot of work and they will need jobs to pay for the parts. When they find that they have only 10 days before the PBY is sold for scrap, they decide on borrowing the parts for their trip

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