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Michael Mann

Michael Mann

Director · Born February 5, 1943 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer. Best known for his stylised crime dramas, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as earned nominations for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. His most acclaimed works include the films Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), Public Enemies (2009), and Ferrari (2023). He was executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–90), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Mann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 22

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2006
  3. 2004
  4. 2002

    Robbery Homicide Division

    Director

  5. 2001

1980s

  1. 1989

    L.A. Takedown

    Director

  2. 1986
  3. Manhunter

    Director

  4. 1983
  5. 1981
  6. 1980

    The Jericho Mile

    Director

1970s

  1. 1974
  2. 1972

    17 Days Down the Line

    Director

  3. 1971

    Jaunpuri

    Director

No release date

Produced 31

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1995
  3. 1992
  4. Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

    Executive Producer

  5. Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

    Executive Producer

  6. 1990

    Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1989

    L.A. Takedown

    Executive Producer

  2. Miami Vice: Freefall

    Executive Producer

  3. 1986
  4. Crime Story: Pilot

    Executive Producer

  5. 1984

    Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

    Executive Producer

  6. 1981

No release date

Wrote 20

2020s

  1. 2023

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2006
  3. 2002

    Robbery Homicide Division

    Story

  4. 2001

1980s

  1. 1989

    L.A. Takedown

    Writer

  2. 1986

    Manhunter

    Screenplay

  3. 1984
  4. 1983
  5. 1981
  6. 1980

    The Jericho Mile

    Teleplay

  7. Swan Song

    Writer

Acted in 5

Camera 2

1980s

  1. 1986

    Manhunter

    Camera Operator

Other crew 1

Created 1

1970s

  1. 1978
Appearances21

2010s

  1. 2017

    We Blew It

    Self

  2. 2016

    The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

    Self

  3. 2014

    The Director's Chair

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 2013

    The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

    Self

  5. Milius

    Self

  6. 2010

    Making The Last of the Mohicans

    Self

2000s

  1. 2005

    Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

    Self

  2. The Making of Heat

    Self

  3. Heat: Return to the Scene of the Crime

    Self

  4. 2004

    City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

    Self

  5. Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

    Self

  6. 2001

    The Making of 'Ali'

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

2020s

  1. 2026