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Sam Shepard
Writer 1943 - 2017

Sam Shepard

Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. He won 10 Obie Awards for... Read full bio →

Filmography

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4 titles
Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking

Wim Wenders 2005 2h 3m 6.8

An aging cowboy movie star deserts a film set and tries to reconnect with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in thirty years, only to learn that he has a child he never knew about.

Fool for Love

Fool for Love

Robert Altman 1985 1h 46m 7.0

A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave behind.

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

Wim Wenders 1984 2h 25m 8.6

German director Wim Wenders won the Golden Palme at Cannes for his 1984 film Paris, Texas. The film reflects the landscape and people of the United States from the perspective of European cinema.

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point

Michelangelo Antonioni 1970 1h 53m 7.4

An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology student Daria (who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert) and dropout Mark (who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot)...

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