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Jonathan Demme

Director • Born 1944

Jonathan Demme

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About

Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.

Known for

Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Oz posterOzSeries • 1997The Killing posterThe KillingSeries • 2011POV posterPOVSeries • 1988That Thing You Do! posterThat Thing You Do!Movie • 1996The Manchurian Candidate posterThe Manchurian CandidateMovie • 2004Phantom Thread posterPhantom ThreadMovie • 2017Adaptation. posterAdaptation.Movie • 2002Philadelphia posterPhiladelphiaMovie • 1993Enlightened posterEnlightenedSeries • 2011Seven Seconds posterSeven SecondsSeries • 2018Suspiria posterSuspiriaMovie • 2018Rachel Getting Married posterRachel Getting MarriedMovie • 2008Stop Making Sense posterStop Making SenseMovie • 1984The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the LambsMovie • 1991Shots Fired posterShots FiredSeries • 2017A Gifted Man posterA Gifted ManSeries • 2011Something Wild posterSomething WildMovie • 1986Ricki and the Flash posterRicki and the FlashMovie • 2015Into the Night posterInto the NightMovie • 1985Married to the Mob posterMarried to the MobMovie • 1988Devil in a Blue Dress posterDevil in a Blue DressMovie • 1995Amos & Andrew posterAmos & AndrewMovie • 1993