Name
Paul Joseph Schrader
Birthplace
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Birth date
July 22, 1946
Occupation
Screenwriter, director
Active Years
1974–present
Notable Films
American Gigolo (1980)
Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He wrote or co-wrote films such as Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and directed films such as American Gigolo, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Patty Hearst, Light Sleeper, Affliction and Auto Focus.
Early life[]
Career[]
Filmography[]
- Taxi Driver (1976) - Writer
- Obsession (1976) - Writer
- Rolling Thunder (1977) - Writer
- Blue Collar (1978) - Director, writer
- American Gigolo (1980) - Director, writer
- Raging Bull (1980) - Writer
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) - Director, writer
- Patty Hearst (1986) - Director
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Writer
- The Comfort of Strangers (1990) - Director, writer
- City Hall (1996) - Writer
- Affliction (1997) - Director, writer
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999) - Writer
- Auto Focus (2002) - Director
- The Walker (2007) - Director, writer
- Adam Resurrected (2008) - Director
- First Reformed (2017) - Director, writer
- The Card Counter (2021) - Director, writer
External links[]
- Paul Schrader on Wikipedia
