Michael Mann is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is a BAFTA and Emmy award winner. He was repeatedly nominated for an Oscar.
Biography
Michael Mann was born on February 5, 1943 in Chicago. He has Jewish roots. Michael's parents ran a grocery store. The father of the future director was a native of Russia. Mann's youthful hobbies include the blues. He studied English and was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Michael was interested in geology, history and architecture.
In the mid-60s of the 20th century, Mann traveled to London. There he entered the London Film School. After graduation, he created commercials. The director's career began to gain momentum after his documentary was shown on one of the television channels. Little is known about the personal life of the filmmaker. He is married to the artist Summer Mann. Their wedding took place in 1974. Michael and Summer have four children.
Career
In the 197s, 2 Mann's short films were released - Jaunpuri and 17 Days Later with the participation of Marvin Kupffer. In 1981, viewers saw his crime thriller "The Thief". This dramatic thriller stars James Caan, Tusdy Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi and Robert Proski. The central character of the picture is a specialist in opening safes. He makes a mistake when he makes an agreement with a major mafia. The film was nominated for a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
He then worked on the successful series Miami Police: The Morality Department, starring Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Sandra Santiago, Olivia Brown and Michael Talbott. The series ran from 1984 to 1989. There were 5 seasons in total. The plot tells the story of police officers in Miami. They investigate brutal murders, rapes and robberies. The crime detective received an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Filmography
Mann had several successful projects in the 1980s. One of them is the crime thriller "United," which stars Stephen Lang and Michael Carmine, Lauren Holly and John Cameron Mitchell. The film tells about the criminals who were sent to the "survival course". Thus, they are trying to reeducate. He also produced the television crime drama Crime Story, starring such actors as Dennis Farina, Anthony John Denison, Bill Smitrovich and Steve Ryan. The action takes place in the 1960s in Chicago. The story is about a gang that a police lieutenant is fighting against. Then, based on this plot, they decided to shoot a series of the same name, which ran from 1986 to 1988. Around the same period, Mann's crime dramas Narcovens and Made in Los Angeles were released.
In the 1990s, Mann's most popular films were the action-adventure war thriller The Last of the Mohicans, the crime thriller Skirmish, and the biographical drama The Own Man. In the 2000s, every Michael's film becomes a masterpiece. Among them are sports drama "Ali", biographical film "Bastard!", Thriller "Accomplice", drama "Aviator", crime thriller "Miami Police: Department of Morals", drama "Kingdom", fantastic comedy "Hancock", drama "Johnny D. ". Mann's recent work includes the action movie Ford vs. Ferrari.
