Writer
Peter Landesman
Born April 11, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA
9 films
Peter Landesman (born 3 January 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, journalist, novelist and painter. He wrote a number of cover stories for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and others, including investigations into global arms trafficking, sex trafficking, refugee trafficking, the Rwandan genocide, and the creation and smuggling of forged and stolen art and antiquities. He also reported on the conflicts in Kosovo, Rwanda, Pakistan and Afghanistan post-9/11.
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As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the biographical films Parkland (2013), Concussion (2015) and Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017).
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First watchConcussion20157.1A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
9 films- TBAThe Galton CaseScreenplay
- TBAThe CouncilWriter
- 2026Eleven DaysScreenplay
- 2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseWriter
- 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksScreenplay
- 2015ConcussionWriter
- 2014Kill the MessengerScreenplay
- 2013ParklandScreenplay
- 2007TradeStory