Samuel Fuller
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Samuel Fuller was an American film director, screenwriter, and novelist known for his hard-hitting, low-budget genre films that often explored themes of war, crime, and social conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| birthName | Samuel Michael Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hollywood Forever Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-10-30 ⓘ |
| employer | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| familyName | Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ film noir ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jean-Luc Godard
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Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ Quentin Tarantino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of war, crime, and social conflict
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hard-hitting low-budget genre films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | infantryman ⓘ |
| movement | independent cinema ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
politically charged narratives
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tabloid-style visual storytelling ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fixed Bayonets!
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Forty Guns NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Bamboo NERFINISHED ⓘ Merrill's Marauders NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Row NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickup on South Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Shock Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Red One NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ The Steel Helmet NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld U.S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ White Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Christa Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | screenplays for pulp-inspired crime stories ⓘ |
| wrote | A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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