Director
Philip Kaufman
90 years · Chicago, Illinois, USA · 20 films
Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American filmmaker. Although not noted for directing a large number of films, the films he has worked on have been recognized for their intelligence and independence. He is noted for directing films of eclectic subjects, ranging from realism to fantasy, and often incorporating satire or subtle humor as part of his “artistic signature.” He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Kaufman has been considered a “risk taker.” He has successfully adapted novels of widely different types – from Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being to Michael Crichton’s Rising Sun; from Tom Wolfe’s heroic epic The Right Stuff to the erotic writings of Anais Nin’s Henry & June. According to film historian James Welsh, his candid treatment of adult relationships in Henry & June was considered an “artistic breakthrough by an unconventional filmmaker who was willing to take a chance and put his career on the line.” His greatest success was the blockbuster film The Right Stuff, where he directed and wrote the screenplay. It earned eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. And his best films have always had his personal imprint, “stressing values of individualism and integrity,” and always being "clearly American."
Best known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · City Official on Phone (uncredited) (voice), Director
On AMC
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Screenplay
On YouTube Free
The Right Stuff
1983 · Screenplay, Director
Rising Sun
1993 · Director, Screenplay
Quills
2000 · Director
On Hoopla
Twisted
2004 · Director
On Paramount Plus Premium
Filmography 20
Algren
2021 · Self
On OVID
Friedkin Uncut
2018 · Self
On Plex
Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod
2016 · Self
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012 · Director
On HBO Max
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
2006 · Self
Twisted
2004 · Director
On Paramount Plus Premium
Realizing The Right Stuff
2003 · Director
Quills
2000 · Director
On Hoopla
Rising Sun
1993 · Director, Screenplay
Henry & June
1990 · Director, Screenplay
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 · Man walking on street outside Sabina's flat (uncredited), Director
The Right Stuff
1983 · Screenplay, Director
The Wanderers
1979 · Director, Screenplay
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · City Official on Phone (uncredited) (voice), Director
On AMC
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Screenplay
On YouTube Free
The White Dawn
1974 · Director
On Hoopla
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972 · Director, Writer
Fearless Frank
1969 · Writer, Director
On Philo
Goldstein
1965 · Writer, Producer