Lawrence Schiller

Director

December 28, 1936 (89 years)

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lawrence Julian Schiller (born December 28, 1936) is a noted American film producer, director and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Schiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.9

Peter the Great

Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.

4.8

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

True story about the cat and mouse game between the FBI trying to find a Soviet mole in their ranks and Robert Hanssen, one of the top FBI agents and said mole

5.8

The Executioner's Song

In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.

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The Executioner's Song

The Executioner’s Song first aired in 1982, as a two-part miniseries on NBC (188 minutes overall), earning an Emmy nomination for Norman Mailer, and an Emmy win for star Tommy Lee Jones, who played convicted murderer Gary Gilmore. Divided into two parts: the story of the days leading up to Gilmore’s crime spree, and the story of the days leading up to the firing squad.

5.2

Double Jeopardy

When his lover is accused of murder, a Salt Lake City family man is her eyewitness and his wife is her attorney.

6.9

Marilyn: The Untold Story

The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely death.

5.7

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

About the infamous murder of six year old child beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey and the hysterical media coverage that made the investigation even more difficult.

5.8

American Tragedy

Johnnie Cochran defends O.J. Simpson who is on trial for his wife's murder.

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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

True story about the cat and mouse game between the FBI trying to find a Soviet mole in their ranks and Robert Hanssen, one of the top FBI agents and said mole

6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

A historical recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command Officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and take control of the German government.

6.7

Hey, I'm Alive

After their plane crashes, an older man and a young woman survive 49 days lost in the Yukon.

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Margaret Bourke-White

A biographical account of pioneering photographer Margaret Bourke-White's career.

6.8

The Man Who Skied Down Everest

This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.

5.7

The American Dreamer

A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film "The Last Movie."

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