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- 1912
- Died
- 1991-04-20
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- From Lokshen to Lo Mein
- A Siegel film
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Directing · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Donald Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director and producer.
Known for
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend — Self (archive footage)2022
- Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' — Self (archive footage)2015
- Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story — Self2013
- The Beguiled, Misty, Don & Clint — Self (archive footage)2001
- All Star Party for Clint Eastwood — Self1986
- Into the Night — Embarrassed Man1985
- Jinxed! — Owner Adult Bookstore1982
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Donald Siegel (/ˈsiːɡəl/ SEE-gəl; October 26, 1912 – April 20, 1991) was an American film and television director, producer, and editor. He was described by The New York Times as "a director of tough, cynical and forthright action-adventure films whose taut plots centered on individualistic loners".
He directed the science-fiction horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), as well as five films with Clint Eastwood, including the police thriller Dirty Harry (1971) and the prison drama Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He also directed John Wayne's final film, the Western The Shootist (1976). Siegel's earlier film Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) was noted as an influence on the development of auteur theory and the French New Wave. One critic described him as "Hollywood's greatest genre director."
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