Director
George Roy Hill
Born December 20, 1921 in New York City, New York, USADied December 27, 200220 films
George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and The Little Drummer Girl.
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First watchThe Sting19738.0A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films as director- 1988Funny FarmDirector
- 1984The Little Drummer GirlDirector
- 1982The World According to GarpDirector
- 1979A Little RomanceDirector
- 1977Slap ShotDirector
- 1975The Great Waldo PepperDirector
- 1973The StingDirector
- 1972Slaughterhouse-FiveDirector
- 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidDirector
- 1967Thoroughly Modern MillieDirector
- 1966HawaiiDirector
- 1964The World of Henry OrientDirector
- 1963Toys in the AtticDirector
- 1962Period of AdjustmentDirector
- 1959Judgment at NurembergDirector
- 1957The Helen Morgan StoryDirector
- 1955The Happy ManDirector
- 1955Not All Your TearsDirector
- 1955The Creaking GateDirector
- 1954Time of the DroughtDirector