Definition von stanley kubrick im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
{i} (1928-1999) U.S. film director and producer who worked on "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Dr. Strangelove
(1928-99), a US film director, producer, and writer, whose films include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), and The Shining (1980). born July 26, 1928, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 7, 1999, Childwickbury Manor, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Eng. U.S. film director. He began his career as a photographer for Look magazine (1945-50). He directed two documentary films before directing his first feature film, Fear and Desire (1953). He won fame with Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964), and the internationally acclaimed 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), which earned an Academy Award for special visual effects. His later movies include A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). His films are characterized by a cool visual style, meticulous attention to detail, and a detached, often ironic pessimism