Oliver Stone

    Oliver Stone

    September 15, 1946 (78 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

    William Oliver Stone 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. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Stone's movies often use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in Natural Born Killers (1994) and JFK (1991).

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    Real Time with Bill MaherReal Time with Bill Maher
    Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live
    Spécial cinémaSpécial cinéma
    Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
    The Henry Rollins ShowThe Henry Rollins Show

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