George Roy Hill

Director - USA
Born December 20, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Died December 27, 2002 in New York, NY, US

Mini-Biography:
George Roy Hill was born on December 20, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. He was an American Director, known for The Little Drummer Girl (1984), The World according to Garp (1982), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), George Roy Hill's first movie on record is from 1962. George Roy Hill died on December 27, 2002 in New York, NY, US. His last motion picture on file dates from 1988.
Biographical Notes in German: Der 'Oscar'-gekrönte US-amerikanische Meisterregisseur inszenierte die unsterblichen Erfolgsklassiker "Zwei Banditen" (1969) und "Der Clou" (1973) und machte damit Paul Newman und Robert Redford zum Hollywood-Traumpaar. Hill bestach darin, den Genres völlig neue Seiten abzugewinnen, und kreierte damit trotz märchenhafter Züge oftmals antiamerikanische Untertöne, wodurch sein Werk stets umstritten war. Allerdings hauchte er durch diese Stiltreue z.B. dem Western neues Leben ein, indem er in "Zwei Banditen" die Helden eher als Freigeister denn als schießwütige Gangster darstellte. - Der Musikwissenschaftler und Kriegspilot kam vom Theater zum Fernsehen. Mit den genannten Filmhits etablierte er sich schnell als Kinogröße, doch die späteren Klassiker "Schlachthof 5" (1972), "Tollkühne Flieger" (1975), "Schlappschuß" (1977) und "Garp und wie er die Welt sah" (1982), in denen Hill die US-Politik und das US-Showbiz angriff, blieben kommerziell enttäuschend. Hill verabschiedete sich frühzeitig mit der sarkastisch-freundlichen Landbürger-Komödie "Funny Farm" (1987). "Er war der beste Freund, den man haben konnte", sagte Newman, "er war Freund, Mentor und Feind."

George Roy Hill Filmography [Auszug]
1988: [06.03] Funny Farm (Director), with Chevy Chase, MacIntyre Dixon, Jack Gilpin,
1984: [10.19] The Little Drummer Girl (Director), with Michael Christofer, Kerstin de Ahna, Sabi Dorr,
1982: [07/23] The World according to Garp (Director), with Robin Williams, Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt,
1982: [07/23] The World according to Garp (Producer), with Robin Williams, Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt,
1979: [04.27] A Little Romance (Director), with Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Anna Massey,
1977: [02.27] Slap shot (Director), with Yvon Barette, Jeff Carlson, Lindsay Crouse,
1975: [03.13] The great Waldo Pepper (Director), with Robert Redford, , Bo Brundin,
1973: [12.25] The Sting (Director), with Larry D. Mann, Paul Newman, Robert Redford,
1972: [03.15] Slaughterhouse Five (Director), with Nick Belle, Henry Bumstead, Kevin Conway,
1969: [10.24] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Director), with Jeff Corey, Henry Jones, Cloris Leachman,
1967: [03/21] Thoroughly modern Millie (Director), with Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore,
1966: [10.10] Hawaii (Director), with Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris,
1964: [03.19] The world of Henry Orient (Director), with Peter Sellers, Paula Prentis, Angela Lansbury,
1963: [07.31] Toys in the Attic (Director), with Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux,
1962: [10.31] Period of adjustment (Director), with Anthony Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton,

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