James Mangold

James Mangold (born December 1964) is an American film director best known for the independent film Heavy, winner of the best directing prize at Sundance; Cop Land starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta; Girl, Interrupted, which won the best Actress Oscar in 1999 for Angelina Jolie; and the 2003 thriller Identity starring John Cusack. His next film, Walk the Line, is a musical about the life of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It stars Joaquin Pheonix and Reese Witherspoon and is due in theaters in November 2005.

Filmography

• 2005: Walk the Line (writer and director)
• 2003: Identity (director)
• 2002: The Sweetest Thing(actor)
• 2001: Kate & Leopold (writer and director)
• 1999: Girl, Interrupted (writer and director)
• 1997: Cop Land (writer and director)
• 1995: Heavy (writer and director)