1. On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971) - The Movie Database
Profile of actor Dustin Hoffman on the set of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film STRAW DOGS.
2. Dustin Hoffman | Biography, Plays, Movies, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 1, 2024 · Dustin Hoffman, acclaimed American actor known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types.
Dustin Hoffman, acclaimed American actor known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types. He helped usher in a tradition of average-looking leading men. His movies included The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, All the President’s Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, and Rain Man.
3. Marathon Man (1976) - NYC in Film
Jun 11, 2024 · The movie is about a New York grad student who witnesses the murder of his brother and then finds himself pursued by shadowy government agents.
An old fashioned nail-biter that has become somewhat overlooked over the years, Marathon Man was an essential social-thriller of its time, and has one of the most iconic lines in cinema history. Of…
4. Dustin Hoffman | Sony Pictures Entertaiment Wiki
Much of the movie was filmed in Africa. The film faced severe production problems, mostly related to its $55 million cost, and received overwhelmingly negative ...
Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and director.[2] Hoffman is best known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters.[3] He is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award), four BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Genie Award. Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999 and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2012. Hoff
5. Straw Dogs - Rotten Tomatoes
David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy (Susan George), an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic ...
David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy (Susan George), an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie (Del Henney). Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.
6. The Making of “Midnight Cowboy,” and the Remaking of Hollywood
Apr 5, 2021 · The 1969 film, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, has become famous for being ahead of its time, but, Louis Menand writes, it may be ...
The 1969 film has become famous for being ahead of its time, but it may be most revealing as an artifact of its time—a turning point in the history of movies.
7. Filming Locations of Straw Dogs - MovieLoci.com
Where was filmed movie Straw Dogs, cast Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna. Movie was filmed in 1971, countries of filming locations ...
Where was filmed movie Straw Dogs, cast Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna. Movie was filmed in 1971, countries of filming locations are United States, United Kingdom.
8. For Alexander Payne, 'The Holdovers' is not just a period film
Nov 27, 2023 · “It was a thought experiment I would say I gave to myself and my team,” he said. “We're making a film set in the 1970s. What if we tried to make ...
The film, says the director, is trying to take the idea of the period film “one step further”: not just to conjure up the mood of a bygone time, but to recapture a movie-making sensibility that it pioneered.
9. AFI|Catalog
... film producer. Modern sources add that Melnick, Peckinpah, David Zelag Goodman, ABC Pictures Corp. head Martin Baum and star Dustin Hoffman all collaborated ...
American mathematician David Sumner has moved with his English wife Amy to her small Cornish hometown in order to write a book on astrophysics. Although David hoped that the quiet countryside would inspire him, as well as help him repair his ailing marriage to the vivacious Amy, he is disappointed by the cool reception from the local villagers, and by his daily squabbles with Amy. Amy, in turn, is irritated by the overly intellectual David’s refusal to commit deeply to anything, as well as by his often condescending treatment of her. One day, they visit the village for supplies, including an antique metal “man trap,” designed to catch poachers, which Amy has bought David for his birthday. While David is in the pub, Amy is approached by Charlie Venner, her childhood sweetheart, although she makes it clear that she is no longer interested in him. Inside the pub, David is both repelled and fascinated by Tom Hedden, a rough older man who breaks a glass with his hand when the barman, H
10. Hollywood comes to Lucca - Two Parts Italy
Jul 1, 2024 · The names of the American film stars may be familiar - Dustin Hoffman and Helen Hunt. Both spent time in Lucca before and during filming and ...
For a couple of months this spring Lucca became a film set. All through town movie crews, and stars from both Hollywood and Italy, filmed a new Peter Greenaway film. The names of the American film stars may be familiar - Dustin Hoffman and Helen Hunt. Both spent time in Lucca before and during
