Richard Donner
DirectingBorn
April 24, 1930
Died
July 5, 2021
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His career spanning more than six decades crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began…
Known For
Filmography
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
Valerie
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
Davi's Way
2018
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
Life After Flash
2017
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Casting By
2012
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
16 Blocks
2006
The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005
Timeline
2003
Out Cold
2001
The Omen Legacy
2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
666: The Omen Revealed
2000
Conspiracy Theory
1997
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995
Maverick
1994
First Works
1989
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
1986
The Goonies
1985
The Making Of The Goonies
1985
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
Inside Moves
1980
Superman II
1980
Superman
1978
