Michael Mann (film director)

Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Jewish-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has been nominated for four Oscars for writing, directing and producing during the 72nd and 77th Oscars in 1999 and 2004 respectively. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later went on to receive a graduate degree at the London International Film School.

Selected filmography

• Miami Vice (2006)
• Collateral (2004)
• Ali (2001)
• The Insider (1999)
• Heat (1995)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
• Manhunter (aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter) (1986)
• The Keep (1983)
• Thief (aka Violent Streets) (1981)
• The Jericho Mile (TV) (1979)