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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oliver_StoneOliver Stone - Wikipedia

    William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Stone is known as a controversial but acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War, and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas.He has received numerous accolades including four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000231Oliver Stone - IMDb

    Oliver Stone. Director: Platoon. Oliver Stone has become known as a master of controversial subjects and a legendary film maker. His films are filled with a variety of film angles and styles, he pushes his actors to give Oscar-worthy performances, and despite his failures, has always returned to success. William Oliver Stone was born in New York City, to Jacqueline (Goddet) and Louis Stone, a ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › JFK_(film)JFK (film) - Wikipedia

    JFK is a 1991 American epic political thriller film written and directed by Oliver Stone.It examines the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, who came to believe there was a conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy and that Lee Harvey Oswald was a scapegoat.. The film's screenplay was adapted by Stone and Zachary Sklar from the books ...

  4. Sep 8, 2023 · SALVADOR (1986) Directed by Oliver Stone. Written by Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle. Starring James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpidia Carrillo, Cindy Gibb, Tony Plana. The ...

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Oliver Stone is best known for the hit films 'Platoon,' 'Scarface,' 'Born on the Fourth of July' and 'Natural Born Killers.'

  6. Oliver Stone. Director: Platoon. Oliver Stone has become known as a master of controversial subjects and a legendary film maker. His films are filled with a variety of film angles and styles, he pushes his actors to give Oscar-worthy performances, and despite his failures, has always returned to success. William Oliver Stone was born in New York City, to Jacqueline (Goddet) and Louis Stone, a ...

  7. Aug 1, 2023 · Oliver Stone reveals he once turned down making a film about Oppenheimer because he couldn't crack the narrative like Christopher Nolan now has.

  8. Jun 21, 2024 · Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his ambitious and often controversial movies. His best-known films include Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), The Doors (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), and Nixon (1995).

  9. Oliver Stone. Highest Rated: 92% Reversal of Fortune (1990) Lowest Rated: 16% The Art of War (2000) Birthday: Sep 15, 1946. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. Perhaps one of most controversial ...

  10. William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) 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.

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