Birthday: October 23, 2036
Born in Chicago, IL, writer/director Philip Kaufman makes accessible American art films and stays out of the Los Angeles area, preferring the home base of San Francisco, working with his wife, Rose, and his son Peter. After studying at the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School, he taught English in Europe and began work on a novel. He got into filmmaking in the '60s after ...more- 1989
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- win
- 1988
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- nom
- 1987
- National Society of Film Critics
- Best Director
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- win
- 1983
- Directors Guild of America
- Best Director
- The Right Stuff
- nom
- 1979
- Venice International Film Festival
- Film Presented
- The Wanderers
- f
- 2004
- Twisted
- Co-producer
- 2004
- Twisted
- Director
- 2004
- Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation
- Screen Story
- 2000
- Quills
- Director
- 1995
- China: The Wild East
- Cinematographer














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