Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

1946-09-15

Biography

William Oliver Stone is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Stone's movies often use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in Natural Born Killers (1994) and JFK (1991).

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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

4.1

The Undefeated

The Undefeated

2.1

Casting By

Casting By

7.1

Monk Dawson

Monk Dawson

5.4

Nuclear Now

Nuclear Now

7.0

Sword-and-Sandal

Sword-and-Sandal

7.0

Greystone Park

Greystone Park

3.9

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

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Empire of the Censors

Empire of the Censors

3.5

The Last Party

The Last Party

4.2

South of the Border

South of the Border

5.7

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting ’Platoon’

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting ’Platoon’

8.5

Seizure

Seizure

5.1

Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata

5.5

Hollywood Banker

Hollywood Banker

6.8

John Ford Goes to War

John Ford Goes to War

5.7

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

3.7

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

6.0

My Friend Hugo

My Friend Hugo

2.5

Revealing Ukraine

Revealing Ukraine

4.5