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Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Considered to be one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, he started his amazing career directing television projects, and he is one of the most successful and popular directors and producers in film history. The Academy Award winner has directed LOTS of fan-favourite films in the past years. Why don't we take a look at some of them?
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The classic of classics! Jaws was released in 1975 and it is one of Steven Spielberg's most famous works. You probably remember the story of a giant man-eating white shark that attacks people at a summer resort in New England. The cast of the thriller film features actors Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw!
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You better not watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind if you're afraid of UFOs! Written and directed by the very talented Steven Spielberg, the film was released in 1977 and tells the story of "Roy," (Richard Dreyfuss) an Indiana native whose life changes after having an interesting encounter with an unidentified flying object.
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Starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore, the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time! The cute story of an alien who, after being left behind on Earth, forms an emotional bond with new human friends.
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Empire of the Sun (1987) tells the story of a British boy who struggles to survive after he is separated from his family during World War II. Did you know Christian Bale starred as "Jim"? He was only 14 years old!
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What about the love story between aerial firefighter "Pete" (Richard Dreyfuss) and his girlfriend "Dorinda" (Holly Hunter)? Always shows how "Pete" risks himself and his vintage World War II airplane in a constant and death-defying quest to fight forest wildfires. The film was released in 1989 and nominated for the Saturn Award as Best Fantasy Film.
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Steven Spielberg's massive blockbuster! The first Jurassic Park film was released in 1993, revolving around the lives of a group of paleontologists who, while touring an island theme park populated by dinosaurs, find out a series of ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt. Jurassic Park won three Academy Awards.
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Steven Spielberg has shown great interest in World War II topics, and Schindler's List is an accurate example of that. The film, released in 1993 and starring Ben Kingsley and Liam Neeson, tells the story of the German member of the Nazi party, Oskar Schindler, who tries to save his Jewish employees after witnessing the persecution of Jewish communities in Poland.
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Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment star in the 2001 film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. This time Steven Spielberg decided to depict the story of an advanced robotic boy, who longs to become a human child in order to reconnect with his mother who abandoned him. The film won five Saturn Awards, including one for Best Science Fiction Film.
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2002 was definitely one of the best moments in Steven Spielberg's career after releasing Minority Report, starring Tom Cruise. How could we possibly forget the story of "John"? He is accused of committing a crime in a world where technology makes it possible for police officers to catch criminals before they commit a crime.