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Steven Zaillian

Writing
72 years oldFresno, California, USA

Biography

Steven Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director, film editor, producer, and founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler's List and he has been nominated two times for Awakenings and Gangs of New York. The Times called him "the most artful and subtle screenwriter Hollywood has had since Robert Towne." Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Zaillian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
January 30, 1953
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fresno, California, USA
Known For
Writing

Also Known As

Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian

Movies (33)

Those Who Wish Me Dead
6.6

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Producer (Production)

2021

The Irishman
7.6

The Irishman

Screenplay (Writing)

2019

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

as Self (archive footage)

2018

My Dinner with Hervé
6.2

My Dinner with Hervé

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

Red Sparrow
6.5

Red Sparrow

Producer (Production)

2018

The Current War
6.7

The Current War

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

Exodus: Gods and Kings
5.9

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Screenplay (Writing)

2014

Life Itself
7.5

Life Itself

Executive Producer (Production)

2014

The Cold Light of Day
5.4

The Cold Light of Day

Executive Producer (Production)

2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
6.0

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

as Self

2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
8.0

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

as Self

2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.4

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Writer (Writing)

2011

Moneyball
7.3

Moneyball

Screenplay (Writing)

2011

Welcome to the Rileys
6.6

Welcome to the Rileys

Executive Producer (Production)

2010

The Cove
7.9

The Cove

Thanks (Crew)

2009

Anvil! The Story of Anvil
7.6

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Thanks (Crew)

2008

American Gangster
7.6

American Gangster

Screenplay (Writing)

2007

All the King's Men
5.8

All the King's Men

Director (Directing)

2006

The Interpreter
6.3

The Interpreter

Screenplay (Writing)

2005

Gangs of New York
7.3

Gangs of New York

Screenplay (Writing)

2002

Hannibal
6.8

Hannibal

Screenplay (Writing)

2001

A Civil Action
6.5

A Civil Action

Screenplay (Writing)

1998

Mission: Impossible
7.0

Mission: Impossible

Story (Writing)

1996

Clear and Present Danger
6.6

Clear and Present Danger

Screenplay (Writing)

1994

Schindler's List
8.6

Schindler's List

Screenplay (Writing)

1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer
7.1

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Director (Directing)

1993

Jack the Bear
6.4

Jack the Bear

Screenplay (Writing)

1993

Awakenings
7.8

Awakenings

Screenplay (Writing)

1990

The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4

The Falcon and the Snowman

Screenplay (Writing)

1985

Below the Belt
6.0

Below the Belt

Editor (Editing)

1980

Starhops
3.7

Starhops

Editor (Editing)

1978

Kingdom of the Spiders
5.6

Kingdom of the Spiders

Editor (Editing)

1977

Breaker! Breaker!
4.7

Breaker! Breaker!

Editor (Editing)

1977

TV Shows (2)