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Article: Stanley Kubrick
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- Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Stanley Kubrick
Although he first won acclaim for films he made during the 1950s such as
Spartacus
and
Lolita,
director Stanley Kubrick (born 1928) is best known for his later work, including
Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining,
and
Full Metal Jacket.
During his long and distinguished career as a filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick has earned a reputation as a control-obsessed perfectionist who often re-shoots scenes hundreds of times, driving actors and actresses to distraction. Yet a number of his films are considered classics of postwar American cinema, including the one critics most often point to as his masterpiece, the black comedy
Dr. ...