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Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937) is a British film director and producer. Having cut his teeth on
television commercials — most notably the British New World
Hovis advert and the Apple 1984
commercial — he graduated to Hollywood, where he has produced a number
of extremely famous films. His striking visual style, incorporating a detailed approach to production design and innovative,
atmospheric lighting, has been tremendously influential to an entire subsequent generation of filmmakers — many of whom
have simply imitated him outright.
Scott is notable for his versatility. He rarely makes two films in the same genre, and many of his films are popularly rated as
some of the best examples of their genres.
In 2004, while on location in Morocco during
the filming of Kingdom of Heaven, a
movie about the Crusades, Scott reported receiving death threats from Islamic extremists. The Moroccan government sent hundreds of soldiers to protect Scott and the
production.
Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards
for Directing. He was knighted in the 2003 New Year Honours.
Filmography
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